Pediatric Practice HIPAA Compliance
Pediatric practices navigate a compliance environment where HIPAA intersects with state minor consent laws — creating situations where a patient's right to privacy and a parent's right to access their child's records are in tension.
Common gaps in pediatric practices: no documented policy for handling requests from parents versus requests from adolescent patients; patient portal access controls that do not account for minor patient privacy rights; online scheduling and intake forms that collect sensitive information about minors without appropriate safeguards.
Stag Compliance helps pediatric practices build compliance programs that address the specific intersection of HIPAA and minor patient privacy — with practical guidance for the staff situations that create the most risk.