OUR SERVICES

Specialized Healthcare Services

Comprehensive HIPAA compliance, tailored service bundles, and fractional advisory to secure the future of your medical practice.

HIPAA & HITECH COMPLIANCE

Our Approach to Healthcare Compliance

Failing to comply with HIPAA and HITECH regulations can result in severe penalties. Frontier Consulting helps mitigate these risks through comprehensive compliance assessments, staff training programs, and tailored action plans to meet federal and state requirements.

Gap Analysis

We conduct thorough HIPAA Security Rule, Breach Notification Rule and/or Privacy Rule gap analysis to ensure all safeguards are implemented in accordance with OCR standards. We leverage OCR’s Audit protocols and CMS and HHS guidance.

HIPAA Risk Analysis

We follow OCR guidance for Risk Analysis Requirements, incorporating all 9 essential elements. Conducted in accordance with NIST 800-30 and NIST 800-66 Rev 1 standards to correlate with State/Federal Security rules.

Customized Action Plans

Following the risk analysis and gap identification, we design a compliance roadmap that fits your organization’s unique needs and operational environment.

Implementation & Monitoring

Compliance isn’t a one-time effort. We assist with the implementation of necessary safeguards and provide ongoing monitoring to ensure your organization remains aligned with evolving regulations.

At Frontier Consulting, we stay current with the latest updates to HIPAA and HITECH regulations from the OCR, ensuring your compliance strategies are always ahead of the curve. We provide end-to-end support and peace of mind in your compliance journey.

New Security Rule Guidelines

The HIPAA Security Rule now requires more stringent controls over third-party data access. Frontier Consulting helps you adapt these measures to ensure third-party vendors do not compromise patient data security.

HITECH Expansion

Recent amendments to HITECH grant greater enforcement power to state attorneys general. This makes proactive compliance essential to avoid scrutiny and penalties. Our team helps you navigate these changes with confidence.

HIPAA COMPLIANCE BUNDLES

Achieve Compliance. Pass Your Audit.

These bundles package everything a federal auditor looks for into a single engagement — so your practice can be HIPAA compliant and audit-ready without guessing what you need.

HIPAA Foundation Bundle

✦ HIPAA COMPLIANCE

The 3 core documents every federal audit requests — nothing more, nothing less.

Services Included:

  • Security Risk Assessment — Federally required
  • Policies & Procedures Development — Federally required
  • Staff Security Awareness Training (1 session) — Federally required
4–6 week delivery Executive briefing

HIPAA Full Compliance Bundle

✦ HIPAA FULL COMPLIANCE

Every HIPAA-required service in one engagement. Complete audit readiness — no gaps, no exceptions.

Services Included:

  • Security Risk Assessment — Federally required
  • Policies & Procedures Development — Federally required
  • Breach Readiness & Response Plan — Federally required
  • Staff Security Awareness Training (1 session) — Federally required
  • Vendor & Business Associate Review — Federally required
6–8 week delivery 4 briefing sessions

ONGOING ADVISORY BUNDLES

Commit & Save

Combine an initial project with a committed retainer for a discounted rate, locked pricing, and a dedicated advisor who knows your practice deeply.

Assess + Protect

6-Month Engagement

Rapid Compliance Assessment + 6-Month Advisory Retainer

Phase 1 — Rapid Assessment (Weeks 1–3):

  • Gap analysis against HIPAA Security Rule and NIST standards
  • Full review of your current risks — staff, processes, and technology
  • Prioritized findings report — executive and technical versions
  • 90-day quick-win remediation roadmap

Phase 2 — Advisory Retainer (Months 1–6):

  • Monthly compliance monitoring and executive summary report
  • Regulatory change monitoring — HIPAA updates and new guidance
  • Vendor and Business Associate reviews (up to 2 per month)
  • Incident response on-call advisory

Build + Scale

12-Month Engagement

Full Compliance Program Design + 12-Month Advisory Retainer

Phase 1 — Compliance Program Design (Weeks 1–6):

  • Full gap analysis against HIPAA Security Rule, Privacy Rule, and HITECH
  • Complete risk register — scored by likelihood and impact
  • Policy and procedure development — up to 10 core HIPAA policies
  • Business Associate Agreement review and vendor risk ranking
  • Incident response plan with breach notification procedure
  • 12-month compliance roadmap with milestones

Phase 2 — Full-Year Advisory (Months 1–12):

  • Monthly compliance monitoring and executive summary report
  • Quarterly board briefings (4 per year)
  • Staff security awareness training — 1 session per quarter
  • Annual HIPAA reassessment at month 11

STANDALONE PROJECTS

Core Compliance Services

No long-term commitment required. Each project can be done on its own, and we'll recommend next steps when it's complete.

Rapid Compliance Assessment

One-Time Project

Aligned to: HIPAA Security Rule, NIST CSF

  • Gap analysis against applicable HIPAA requirements
  • Full review of current risks — staff, processes, and technology
  • Prioritized findings report — executive and technical versions
  • 90-day quick-win remediation roadmap
  • One executive briefing session

Full Compliance Program Design

One-Time Project

Aligned to: HIPAA Security Rule, Privacy Rule, HITECH, NIST CSF

  • Everything in the Rapid Compliance Assessment
  • Complete risk register — identified, scored, ownership assigned
  • Policy and procedure development — up to 10 core HIPAA policies
  • Business Associate Agreement template and vendor management
  • Incident response plan with breach notification procedure
  • 12-month compliance roadmap with milestones
  • Board and executive presentation deck

HIPAA-REQUIRED SERVICES

Individual Service Engagements

Each of these services addresses a specific HIPAA requirement. You can add any of them individually, or get them bundled together above.

HIPAA Security Risk Assessment

✦ FEDERALLY REQUIRED

Required under: HIPAA Security Rule §164.308(a)(1)

  • Identify where all patient health information is stored and how it flows
  • Threat and vulnerability identification
  • Control assessment against HIPAA safeguards
  • Formal assessment report in audit-ready format
  • Risk management plan with remediation steps
  • Executive briefing session

HIPAA Policies & Procedures

✦ FEDERALLY REQUIRED

Required under: HIPAA Privacy Rule §164.530(i), Security Rule §164.316

  • Custom Privacy and Security policies (up to 15)
  • Workforce training and disciplinary action policies
  • Access control and media management policies
  • Business Associate Agreement policy and vendor onboarding process
  • Breach identification and 60-day notification procedure
  • Annual review schedule and version control

Breach Readiness & Response

✦ FEDERALLY REQUIRED

Required under: HIPAA Breach Notification Rule §164.400–414

  • Complete 60-day federal reporting procedure
  • Step-by-step incident response guide for your team
  • Tabletop exercise with practice leadership
  • Pre-populated contact directory (legal, cyber insurance, regulators)
  • Patient and regulator notification templates

Security Awareness Training

✦ FEDERALLY REQUIRED

Required under: HIPAA Security Rule §164.308(a)(5)

  • Phishing and social engineering awareness for healthcare staff
  • Patient data handling and proper disclosure procedures
  • Password hygiene, multi-factor authentication, and device security
  • Individual completion certificates and signed training log
  • Post-training quiz and results documentation

Vendor & Business Associate Risk Assessment

✦ FEDERALLY REQUIRED

Required under: HIPAA Privacy Rule §164.308(b), Security Rule §164.314

  • Complete inventory of every vendor who handles patient data
  • Business Associate Agreement review — do you have one with every vendor?
  • Security questionnaire for high-risk vendors
  • Risk ranking (Critical, High, Medium, Low)
  • Missing agreement identification and template language
  • Ongoing vendor monitoring plan

ONGOING PARTNERSHIP

Fractional Compliance Advisory

Best Practice Retainer

HIPAA Security & Privacy Rule

Month-to-month ongoing compliance monitoring and program management — no upfront project required. Think of it as having a compliance team on call.

What's Included:

  • Ongoing compliance monitoring and program management
  • Monthly risk review and executive summary report
  • Regulatory change monitoring (HIPAA updates, state laws, new guidance)
  • Vendor and Business Associate reviews (up to 2 per month)
  • Incident response on-call advisory
  • Quarterly board briefing
  • Annual HIPAA reassessment included