What is NOT included in technical safeguards?

Technical safeguards are designed to protect electronic health information and ensure its confidentiality, integrity, and availability. They include various measures and technologies that manage access to and security of this sensitive data.

Access control refers to the mechanisms that limit access to information systems and data to authorized users only, which is vital for ensuring that only those who need data for legitimate purposes can access it. Unique user identification involves assigning a distinct identifier to each user, allowing systems to track who accesses data and when, thereby facilitating accountability and auditing.

Encryption, another critical technical safeguard, ensures that data is encoded so that only authorized parties can read it, significantly enhancing data security, especially during transmission over networks.

In contrast, eye scans, while they are a form of biometric authentication, are not typically classified as a technical safeguard in the context of the overall framework established by regulations and compliance standards. Technical safeguards usually focus more on software and hardware solutions that protect data versus the methods of user verification such as biometrics, which can be categorized under physical or administrative safeguards. Thus, while eye scans can contribute to security, they do not fall under the main components considered technical safeguards in healthcare compliance.