For North County medical practices, home health agencies, home care companies and senior communities. We already track 576 Medicare primary care doctors, 26 home health agencies and 302 licensed assisted living facilities in North County, plus all 83 nursing homes in San Diego County, from CMS's and the State's own data, on pages families use to choose care: doctors who take Medicare · nursing homes · home health · assisted living.
The one thing every practice has to do
The HIPAA Security Rule lists a risk analysis as required: "Conduct an accurate and thorough assessment of the potential risks and vulnerabilities to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of electronic protected health information held by the covered entity or business associate." (45 CFR 164.308(a)(1)(ii)(A).) Small offices are usually the ones behind on it.
SideGuy: flat fee, local, fast
- HIPAA risk analysis and the paperwork: the assessment, the fixes in order, your policies and business associate agreements. How it works.
- Office tech: Wi-Fi, printers, phones, the patient portal, new laptops, the e-fax that never arrives.
- Your Google profile: "doctor who takes Medicare near me" is how new patients find you; we fix the listing, hours and photos.
- Free: tell us you're taking new Medicare patients and we confirm it, dated, on our doctors page.
Start with one SideGuy Hour ($150) or a $250 audit of where you stand. Flat fees only.
Need software built?
Our development team has built software for major San Diego medical companies. Intake, scheduling, portals, internal tools, HIPAA-ready from the start. Details by text.
How we keep it clean
No office pays to be listed, rated or confirmed on our pages, and we never sell patient referrals. Everything we do for a practice is a flat fee for the work itself.
Text PJ 858-461-8054 · Solana Beach, Encinitas, Cardiff, Del Mar, Carlsbad and Oceanside in person; anywhere by phone.
Need a human?
This page is built every morning from public data by SideGuy, run by PJ, a local in Solana Beach. If something looks off, or you want a hand with your plans, text PJ at 858-461-8054. A real person answers.
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Questions people ask
Do small medical practices need a HIPAA risk assessment?
Yes. The HIPAA Security Rule lists a risk analysis as required: an accurate and thorough assessment of the risks to the electronic protected health information the practice holds (45 CFR 164.308(a)(1)(ii)(A)).
How much does HIPAA and tech help cost for a small practice in North County?
SideGuy starts with a $150 SideGuy Hour or a $250 audit of where you stand, then flat fees for the work. No retainer.
Do you charge doctors to be listed?
No. No office pays to be listed, rated or confirmed on SideGuy's pages, and SideGuy never sells patient referrals.
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More free local tools: the North County toolkit.