It depends on the vendor. A patient photo tied to interest in treatment can constitute protected health information, so practices should ask any simulator vendor three questions: Where are photos stored? How long are they retained? Will you sign a BAA?

GenView’s answers

• Photos are encrypted, stored on HIPAA-eligible cloud infrastructure, and auto-expire on a retention schedule you control.
• Renders are never used to train AI models.
• A Business Associate Agreement is available on the Pro plan and above — including the AI processing path.