Amazon ElastiCache for Memcached is now HIPAA eligible

[Amazon ElastiCache for Memcached](/elasticache/memcached/) is now a HIPAA ([Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act](/compliance/hipaa-compliance/)) eligible service. You can now use ElastiCache for Memcached to store, process, and access protected health information (PHI) and power secure healthcare and life sciences applications. ElastiCache for Memcached is a fully managed, Memcached-compatible, in-memory, key-value store service that delivers sub-millisecond latency to power real-time applications. HIPAA eligibility applies to all AWS Regions where ElastiCache for Memcached is available. To learn more, visit the [AWS services compliance page](/compliance/services-in-scope/) and [AWS compliance resources](/compliance/resources/). To learn more about ElastiCache for Memcached, visit the [product page](/elasticache/memcached/) and [documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonElastiCache/latest/mem-ug/memcached-compliance.html).