Virtual Medical Assistant Security

Is My Virtual Medical Assistant HIPAA Compliant? Checklist and Guide

There was a time when healthcare practices could operate with minimal digital oversight. That time is gone. Today, with virtual medical assistants handling sensitive patient data remotely, HIPAA compliance has become one of the biggest liability risks—and most practices don’t even know they’re exposed.  “We hired a virtual assistant and never thought about HIPAA until our lawyer mentioned it during an audit.” For practices looking to streamline operations, virtual assistants feel like the perfect solution. But without proper HIPAA compliance,