HIPAA Compliance Checklist for Small Medical Practices
Review HIPAA responsibilities, patient-data workflows and vendors with this small-practice checklist from Cunningham Law. Prepare your questions for Kim.
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From setting up a new practice to reviewing contracts and policies, Kim Cunningham brings healthcare compliance experience to the legal decisions behind your work.
Based in Beaufort, South Carolina.Licensed in South Carolina, Georgia and Ohio.
How Kim can help.
For the practice you run, the agreements you sign and the benefits you seek. Find the legal support that fits your situation.
HealthcareLegal support for independent practices
Launching a practice, evaluating your compliance program, or reviewing a contract? Kim helps independent providers get the legal side right before it becomes a problem.
- Direct primary care and concierge practice support
- Contracts and policies
- Healthcare AI and technology compliance
VeteransSupport through the benefits process
A denied claim or an unfamiliar VA process can leave you unsure where to turn. Kim represents veterans and surviving family members in benefits matters.
- Veterans and surviving family members
- VA and Board of Veterans’ Appeals matters
- Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Small business & tradesClarity before you commit
Before you sign, know what the agreement asks of your business. Kim drafts and reviews contracts for tradespeople, service providers and small-business owners.
- Business and vendor contracts
- Subcontractor agreements
- Commercial leases
Meet Kim Cunningham.
She knows the work
behind the practice.
Kim worked in healthcare compliance and privacy inside a public safety-net hospital before advising independent providers. She understands how policies and regulations meet the realities of running a practice.
That background shapes her counsel on practice compliance, contracts and the specific needs of direct primary care and concierge medicine practices. She also supports small-business owners and represents veterans and surviving family members in VA benefits matters.
SC · GA · OHState admissions
VA accreditedVeterans’ representation
A useful place
to start.
Working through a HIPAA question or planning a private practice? Explore Kim’s decision tree and podcast conversation, then bring your questions.
Healthcare law insights.
Your Medical Practice Received an Audit Letter. What Now?
Received a healthcare audit letter? Organize the request, records and response responsibilities, then discuss the next steps with Kim Cunningham.
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Does HIPAA Apply to Your DPC or Cash-Pay Practice?
Does HIPAA apply to a DPC or cash-pay practice? Understand the key questions about transactions and vendors before discussing your practice with Kim Cunningham.
Read the articleTalk through
your next step.
Tell Kim what brought you here—a practice question, a business agreement or a VA benefits matter. Start with a general inquiry about the support you need.
Please keep your first inquiry general and do not include confidential information.