US healthcare offshoring: Navigating patient data privacy laws and regulations

By and on August 5, 2025

US healthcare companies face challenges when offshoring due to stringent patient data privacy laws, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and state-specific regulations that restrict data storage and access outside the United States. To mitigate risks, healthcare organizations should adopt best practices such as robust Business Associate Agreements and regular audits to ensure compliance with complex and evolving regulations.

Learn more about best practices for offshoring patient data here.

Spencer Green
Spencer Green has spent his career entrenched in the Nashville healthcare community and offers clients valuable insight into this high-growth market. He works alongside health industry and investor clients on corporate and transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, private financing, and joint ventures. Spencer handles deals involving digital health companies, hospitals, health systems, behavioral health service providers, dental service organizations, physician practices, medical device companies, and health technology companies. Read Spencer Green's full bio.


Stephen L. Page
Stephen L. Page provides strategic advice to clients across the healthcare industry, including hospital systems, digital health companies, rehabilitation companies, physician and dental practice management companies, and healthcare investors. He offers nuanced, practical counsel on complex regulatory and compliance issues related to fraud and abuse compliance, self-referral laws, licensure, corporate practice of medicine, and patient privacy. Read Stephen L. Page's full bio.

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