DPC Patient Contracts, Website Policies, and HIPAA: What Every New Practice Owner Needs to Know to Stay Compliant with Attorney Kim Cunningham - Part 2

DPC Life: Direct Primary Care Podcast · Nov 12, 2026 · 24m

In Part 2 of our conversation with Kim Cunningham, we get into the compliance questions physicians ask her most: whether HIPAA applies to a practice that never touches insurance, what happens when you switch from a fax machine to an online fax service, whether you can pass credit card fees to patients, and where marketing emails cross the line into protected health information.

Does HIPAA apply if you never bill insurance?

Can a prior authorization or a service like CoverMyMeds trigger HIPAA?

Can you pass credit card processing fees on to patients?

When does a marketing email become HIPAA…