HIPAA Compliance Starter Kit

A 7-page plain-language guide for healthcare providers and health tech businesses just getting started with HIPAA — or auditing what they already have.

What's inside:

• The 12 Required HIPAA Documents — plain-language descriptions of each document, who needs it, and where to get it
• Policies Checklist — all 10 written policies required by the Privacy and Security Rules, with a checkbox format for tracking completion
• Security Risk Analysis Worksheet — a structured template for conducting your annual SRA, with threat categories and risk rating guidance
• BAA Template Explainer — what the six required BAA provisions are and what each one should say in plain language
• Vendor BAA Audit Sheet — a one-page spreadsheet template for tracking your vendor BAA status, execution dates, and renewal dates
• Breach Response Flowchart — a step-by-step guide for what to do in the first 72 hours after discovering a potential HIPAA breach
• Penalty Reference Card — current HIPAA civil penalty tiers with 2026 inflation-adjusted amounts at a glance