Building the compliance foundation for a California medical coding leader.
A 30-year-old California medical coding company engaged Stag Compliance to rebuild their HIPAA compliance program from the ground up. The engagement began with a Compliance Foundation Program and converted to an ongoing Virtual Privacy Officer retainer.
Over eight years of engagement, the company achieved: zero findings across all third-party HIPAA audits; 100% workforce training completion every year; an estimated $450,000 in savings through vendor contract restructuring and risk reduction; and a clean record through multiple client compliance reviews.
The engagement covered risk analysis, policy development, BAA portfolio management, workforce training, breach notification procedures, and ongoing regulatory monitoring. The company's CEO noted that the compliance program became a competitive differentiator in client conversations.