Healthcare AI Startup Achieves SOC 2 + HIPAA in 90 Days

A healthcare AI startup specializing in physical therapy solutions needed SOC 2 Type II and HIPAA compliance to serve US healthcare clients. With multiple hospital partnerships on hold pending compliance verification, they turned to SecComply for an accelerated path to certification.

The Challenge

The client was a fast-growing AI platform serving physical therapy clinics across the United States. Their technology processed Protected Health Information (PHI) including patient records, treatment plans, and clinical outcomes. To onboard enterprise healthcare clients, they needed both SOC 2 Type II and HIPAA compliance — two complex frameworks with strict requirements around data protection, access controls, and audit trails.

Their existing security posture was strong from a technical standpoint — encrypted databases, role-based access, secure APIs — but they had zero documentation, no formal policies, and no evidence collection processes in place.

The SecComply Approach

SecComply conducted a dual-framework gap assessment in the first week, mapping the client's existing technical controls against both SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria and HIPAA Security Rule requirements. Our cross-framework mapping identified that 65% of controls satisfied both frameworks simultaneously.

We built a 90-day project plan with three phases: documentation and policy creation (weeks 1-4), control implementation and hardening (weeks 4-8), and evidence collection and audit preparation (weeks 8-12). The SecComply platform automated evidence gathering from their AWS infrastructure, GitHub repositories, and HR systems.

Key Deliverables

• Complete HIPAA Security Rule mapping with gap remediation plan
• SOC 2 Type II readiness assessment and control matrix
• 23 security policies and SOPs tailored to healthcare AI
• HIPAA Business Associate Agreement templates
• Automated evidence collection across 40+ controls
• Employee HIPAA and security awareness training program

The Results

• 90 days from kickoff to audit-ready status for both frameworks
• Zero findings in the SOC 2 Type II audit
• Full HIPAA compliance verified by independent assessor
• 3 hospital partnerships signed within 60 days of certification
• $2.1M in revenue unblocked from compliance-gated deals

SecComply understood healthcare compliance in a way our previous consultants didn't. They didn't just give us documents — they built a living compliance system we can maintain ourselves.