Healthcare adjacent organizations handle large amounts of sensitive patient data every day.
Healthcare isn’t limited to hospitals and clinics. Laboratories, biotech firms, medical device companies, and healthcare IT vendors all manage sensitive patient and research data. When devices and media reach end-of-life, they must be securely destroyed to prevent data breaches, intellectual property theft, or compliance violations.
While these organizations may not be direct healthcare providers, they often handle electronic protected health information (ePHI) or sensitive patient identifiers. That means they fall under the scope of HIPAA and other data privacy requirements when storing, transmitting, or processing health-related data.
Who in Healthcare Adjacent Must Follow Disposal Rules?
HIPAA and ePHI requirements extend to nearly every type of Healthcare, including:
- Medical & Diagnostic Laboratories – handling test results, genetic data, and lab reports
- Biotech & Pharmaceutical Companies – managing clinical trial data and research files
- Medical Device Manufacturers – devices that collect or transmit patient data during use
- Healthcare IT Vendors – managing software, data centers, and hosting platforms that store ePHI
- Third-Party Billing & Claims Processors – organizations managing patient financial and health information
Even if not a direct healthcare provider, these organizations face HIPAA and contractual obligations around secure data destruction.
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All data will be securely wiped (exceeding DoD and NIST standards, upon request
The Risks of Improper Client Data Disposal:
Failing to properly destroy old electronics can bring serious consequences for [Industry] organizations:
- HIPAA penalties for failing to safeguard ePHI or patient-related data
- Intellectual property theft of research data, product designs, or trial information
- Lawsuits & breach liability if sensitive data is leaked or stolen
- Loss of trust from healthcare providers, patients, and business partners
- Contract termination with hospitals, insurers, or research institutions
How Living Green Technology Helps Healthcare-Adjacent Businesses
We provide secure, HIPAA-aligned IT asset disposition (ITAD) services for organizations that operate around the healthcare ecosystem.
- Certified data destruction for servers, laptops, tablets, lab devices, and mobile equipment
- On-site or off-site destruction with full chain-of-custody documentation
- Certificates of Destruction for HIPAA and contractual compliance records
- Secure recycling of IT assets, diagnostic machines, and electronic devices
- Environmentally responsible processing to minimize waste and protect the environment
Living Green Technology Provides the following:
- Certified data destruction for hard drives, servers, tablets, and mobile devices.
- On-site or off-site shredding and wiping to render data completely unreadable.
- Compliance documentation & certificates of destruction for your records.
- Secure recycling of computers, monitors, printers, cables, and other e-waste.
- Environmentally responsible practices to ensure electronics never end up in landfills.
Our Step-by-Step Process
Our aim is to ensure your experience with LGT is as streamlined and headache-free as possible. Please refer to our simple six step process below to better understand our approach.
Not Sure About Recycling Your Tech? You’re Not Alone
Not Sure About Data Destruction and Recycling Your Tech?
Here Are Some Answers to Questions We Sometimes Receive.
Do healthcare-adjacent organizations have to follow HIPAA?
Yes. If your organization handles patient data or works with a covered entity (like a hospital or insurer), HIPAA’s data protection rules apply to you as a “business associate.”
What types of data are at risk?
Electronic protected health information (ePHI), research files, lab results, genetic data, and intellectual property related to biotech or medical devices.
What are the risks of not properly destroying devices?
Penalties include HIPAA fines, lawsuits, breach of contracts, intellectual property theft, and reputational harm.
How does Living Green Technology help with compliance?
We provide certified wiping, shredding, and degaussing services, plus a Certificate of Destruction for your compliance records.
Do you work with research labs and biotech firms?
Yes. We work with organizations of all sizes, from small labs to large research institutions, to ensure secure and compliant disposal.
Do you recycle scientific and diagnostic devices after destruction?
Yes. Once data-bearing components are destroyed, devices are recycled responsibly so materials can be recovered, and waste is minimized.
Protect Data. Protect Research. Protect Trust.
Healthcare-adjacent organizations can’t risk data exposure. Living Green Technology helps labs, biotech firms, device makers, and IT vendors protect data, stay compliant, and recycle responsibly.
Contact us today to schedule a secure pickup or request a compliance-focused destruction plan for your organization.
