HIPAA Compliance Programs

Tailored for healthcare startups and digital health companies

Your product moves fast. HIPAA still applies. FirstLine Security designs and runs right‑sized HIPAA compliance and privacy programs that match your stage, budget, and risk profile—so you can scale with confidence.

What We Deliver

Risk Analysis & Risk Management – Structured assessment of ePHI systems, threats, and vulnerabilities, with a prioritized remediation plan and living risk register.

Policy & Procedure Suite – Clear, usable policies mapped to HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules; editable templates and SOPs your team will actually follow.

Privacy Program Build‑Out – Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP), minimum‑necessary standards, patient rights workflows (access, amendments, accounting of disclosures), and consent/authorization procedures.

Technical & Administrative Safeguards – Access control, encryption, audit logging/monitoring, secure configuration baselines, vendor onboarding, and workforce security.

Business Associate Management – BAA templates, execution workflows, and third‑party risk reviews with tiering and questionnaires.

Training & Awareness – Role‑based HIPAA privacy and security training, micro‑learning content, and annual refresher schedule.

Incident Response & Breach Handling – Playbooks, tabletop exercises, and breach risk assessment support with notification decision trees.

How We Work (30/60/90)

Days 0–30: Discover & Design

  • Stakeholder interviews, data flows, system inventory
  • Baseline Risk Analysis and Privacy/GRC gap assessment
  • Program charter, roadmap, and quick‑win actions

Days 31–60: Build & Implement

  • Policy/SOP rollout and approvals
  • Access management cleanup; logging/monitoring plan
  • BAA inventory and vendor risk process live
  • Training launched; first tabletop scheduled

Days 61–90: Validate & Operate

  • Risk register execution and status reporting
  • Metrics dashboard and executive/Board briefing
  • Internal audit spot checks; readiness for audits or customer reviews

Packages (Right‑Sized)

HIPAA Starter Kit – Downloadable. Gives you ready-to-customize policy templates and a guided Loom video that walks you through exactly how to tailor, implement, and maintain.

Startup Essentials – The fastest path to a credible HIPAA program: core policies, Risk Analysis, training, incident playbook, and BAAs. Ideal for seed–Series A.

Scale & Assure – Adds monitoring, vendor risk automation, privacy rights workflows, and audit readiness (customer questionnaires, security addenda).

Assurance Plus – HITRUST/SOC 2 alignment, deeper controls validation, and ongoing vCISO oversight.

What Makes Us Different

Healthcare‑native: Built for clinics, telehealth, med‑device, wellness, and B2B health SaaS.

Practical over paper: Policies that mirror your real workflows—no shelf‑ware.

Speed with governance: 90‑day sprint to credibility; ongoing cadence to maturity.

Executive‑ready: Metrics, dashboards, and briefings your Board and customers understand.

Sample Deliverables Checklist

  • Risk Analysis & Risk Management Plan
  • Policy set (Privacy, Security, Breach, Access Management, Vendor Risk, IR, DLP)
  • Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP) + patient rights SOPs
  • Data flow diagrams & system inventory (ePHI map)
  • BAA template + vendor intake/questionnaires
  • Workforce training records and attestations
  • Incident Response playbooks + tabletop report
  • Metrics dashboard + quarterly executive report

Outcomes You Can Expect

  • Faster enterprise/customer security reviews and reduced sales friction
  • Lower breach and compliance risk with documented controls and evidence
  • Clear ownership, repeatable processes, and audit‑ready artifacts

Let’s tailor HIPAA to your business—without slowing it down.