Get HIPAA Compliant. Stay Audit-Ready.

HIPAA compliance means satisfying three rules: the Security Rule, the Privacy Rule, and the Breach Notification Rule. In practice, that means completing a documented security risk assessment, writing privacy and security policies, applying technical safeguards such as access controls and encryption, training your workforce, signing Business Associate Agreements with vendors, and maintaining evidence to prove it all.

Likely yes. HIPAA applies to covered entities and to any business associate that creates, receives, stores, or transmits protected health information on their behalf. Billing firms, IT vendors, health tech companies, and many service providers fall under HIPAA even though they never see a patient.

No. A generic template describes a business that does not match your real operations, and auditors look for documentation that reflects how you actually work. Stepfar builds policies and procedures around your specific systems, staff, and data flows so the paperwork matches reality.

Penalties can reach into the millions depending on severity, but the bigger cost is often lost contracts and damaged patient trust. A documented risk assessment, safeguards, and a tested breach response plan reduce both your exposure and the fallout if an incident occurs.

It depends on your starting point and how much PHI you handle. Stepfar begins with an assessment to show exactly where you stand, then gives you a clear path with priorities, so you can close the highest-risk gaps first rather than tackling everything at once.

Stepfar assesses your current state, writes customized policies and procedures, deploys the technical safeguards HIPAA requires, trains your team, and provides ongoing compliance visibility. Unlike providers who only report problems, our cybersecurity team resolves them, so you move from exposed to audit-ready and stay there.