Most simply, health data archiving is a solution for storing clinical data. But not all health data archiving solutions are created equal. A robust active archive like HealthData Archiver consolidates disparate legacy data sets into centralized storage, helps healthcare organizations comply with record retention and HIPAA requirements, and enables end users to easily access historical records through a user interface or single sign-on from an electronic health record (EHR). This is increasingly important as regulatory guidelines such as the 21st Century Cures Act have expanded the requirements for electronic protected health information (ePHI) data availability, specifically regarding patients’ access to their records. With many hospitals managing a large number of legacy applications, health data archiving is key to optimized data management as well as reduced cost and risk.  By migrating legacy data to an archive, the legacy systems can be decommissioned. This provides cost and security benefits as legacy systems are known for being weak links for cybersecurity attacks and costly in terms of maintenance, infrastructure and labor when left up-and-running in read-only mode.