HIPAA Compliance Checklist for Small Medical Practices
HIPAA enforcement targets small practices as often as hospitals. A documented program is the single best defense.
HIPAA compliance isn't a software product — it's a documented program covering policies, training, technical safeguards, and incident response. Practices without written documentation lose enforcement actions even when no breach has occurred.
Checklist
- Written Privacy and Security policies (specific to your practice)
- Annual workforce HIPAA training with sign-in sheets
- Signed Business Associate Agreements with every vendor that touches PHI
- Annual Security Risk Analysis (SRA)
- Encryption at rest and in transit for all PHI systems
- Access controls and unique user IDs (no shared logins)
- Audit log review schedule
- Breach notification procedure and contact list
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