Sample HIPAA Confidentiality Agreement for Medical Practice Vendors
Here's a sample confidentiality agreement practices can use with their vendors, courtesy of attorney Amy Fehn of HealthLawOffices.com.
With the HIPAA Omnibus Rule requiring greater identification, documentation, and management between medical practices and vendors, some new formalities may come into play.
Here's a sample confidentiality agreement, drafted by attorney Amy Fehn of HealthLawOffices.com, to help put your vendors on notice and demonstrate to the federal government your good faith efforts to achieve HIPAA compliance.
HIPAA highlights: 2 disturbing class actions, OCR risk analysis enforcement
April 24th 2025Two class-action lawsuits targeting the University of Maryland Medical Center and the University of Kansas Health System for years-long cyberstalking and unauthorized access to protected health information spotlight massive HIPAA risk-analysis failures and underscore the urgent need for stronger health care cybersecurity safeguards.
