Purpose
1.2. Automated creation, timestamping, storage, and retrieval of critical administrative, clinical, financial, and operational records for audit readiness.
1.3. Automates notifications, reporting, policy change tracking, and role-based access to audit logs, fulfilling legal and accreditation requirements in the healthcare sector.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. User access to sensitive medical or billing data triggers automated logging.
2.3. Policy or system configuration changes automate audit event creation.
2.4. Scheduled compliance review periods initiate automated report generation.
2.5. Detection of data modification/deletion automates audit record updates.
2.6. Access attempts outside working hours trigger automated logging and alerting.
Platform Variants
• Feature/Setting: Automate audit log flows with “When an item is modified (SharePoint)” and “Create item (Excel/SQL Server/Dataverse)” for audit table population.
3.2. Zapier
• Feature/Setting: Automate cross-platform audit log collection using “Zap triggers” and automated “Google Sheets/Database row creation.”
3.3. ServiceNow
• Feature/Setting: Automate ITSM change audit via “Business Rules” and “Audit History” API.
3.4. Salesforce
• Feature/Setting: Automation rules using “Field History Tracking,” “Platform Events” and “Apex Triggers” for logging.
3.5. AWS CloudTrail
• Feature/Setting: Automate tracking and exporting of API calls, with configurable “Event selectors” for resource-level audit automation.
3.6. Google Cloud Audit Logs
• Feature/Setting: Automate log streaming, with filters and notifications via Pub/Sub.
3.7. Splunk
• Feature/Setting: Automate audit trail aggregation using “Data Inputs” and “Alert Actions.”
3.8. IBM QRadar
• Feature/Setting: Automator with log sources integration and “Offense rules” for compliance events.
3.9. Okta
• Feature/Setting: Automation via “System Log Events API,” pulling real-time authentication and admin event trails.
3.10. Workday
• Feature/Setting: Automate audit with “Business Process Tracking” and “Audit Trail Reporting.”
3.11. Oracle PeopleSoft
• Feature/Setting: Enable “PeopleSoft Audit Framework” for automated field change logging.
3.12. SAP
• Feature/Setting: Automate audit via SAP “Change Documents” and “Read Logs” in GRC module.
3.13. Jira
• Feature/Setting: Automate project and workflow audit logging via “Audit Log API.”
3.14. Slack
• Feature/Setting: Automate workspace event logs with the “Audit Logs API” and webhook integration.
3.15. DocuSign
• Feature/Setting: Automate signature and document access logs with “Envelope Audit Events API.”
3.16. Trello
• Feature/Setting: Automate board action history using the “Actions API.”
3.17. Asana
• Feature/Setting: Automate task and user action logs using the “Events API.”
3.18. HubSpot
• Feature/Setting: Automate contact and workflow audit with “Timeline API.”
3.19. Dropbox Business
• Feature/Setting: Automate file access and sharing logs using “Team Events API.”
3.20. BambooHR
• Feature/Setting: Automate HR audit trails via “Change Log Reporting API.”
3.21. Freshservice
• Feature/Setting: Automate ticketing and asset audit trails with “Event & Audit Log API.”
3.22. Box
• Feature/Setting: Automate file and folder activity logs using “Events API.”
Benefits
4.2. Reduces manual burden by automatedly capturing all relevant changes in real time.
4.3. Improves regulatory adherence, enabling auditable and tamper-evident data handling.
4.4. Speeds incident response and policy enforcement by automating alerts and audit queries.
4.5. Secures patient and financial data by automating fine-grained access and audit controls.
4.6. Streamlines accreditation processes and minimizes compliance risk through consistent automation.