Eaglizer ITHIPAA policies for dermatology practices
Dermatology runs on images. Total body photos, dermoscopy, and before and after pictures are all patient information, and they tend to end up on more devices than anyone planned.
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Where dermatology practices differ
- Clinical photography. Photos and dermoscopy images belong in the record, with rules for which devices may capture them and how quickly they are moved off personal phones.
- Pathology labs. Sending specimens and receiving results is treatment. Lab portals and interfaces still belong in your risk analysis.
- Teledermatology. Store and forward platforms and video visit tools that hold images are business associates and need a signed agreement.
- Cosmetic patients. Once the practice is a covered entity, HIPAA protects the information of every patient, including self pay cosmetic patients. A patient who pays in full can also ask you not to share a service with their health plan, and you must agree.
- Before and after photos in marketing. Using identifiable patient photos on your website or in advertising generally requires a written authorization.
What the kit writes for a dermatology practice
In the questionnaire, choose Medical practice, or Medical spa if your office is mainly aesthetic. The policies cover marketing authorizations, self pay restrictions, device safeguards, and vendor agreements. Review the treatment examples in your privacy notice and adjust them to dermatology.
Questions
Are patient photos protected health information?
Yes, when they can identify the patient. Full face photos and comparable images are listed among the identifiers HIPAA treats as identifying.
Do cosmetic only patients have HIPAA rights?
If your practice is a covered entity, yes. HIPAA protects all of the protected health information the practice holds, however the patient pays.
Full HIPAA Policy Kit, $129
- Notice of Privacy Practices, updated for the 2026 rules, plus the acknowledgment form
- 22 Privacy policies and procedures
- 19 Security policies mapped to the Security Rule
- Breach Notification policy with a risk assessment form and log
- Business Associate Agreement for your vendors
- Workforce confidentiality agreement, training log, and access checklist
- Security Risk Analysis worksheet, pre filled from your answers
- Patient request forms, plus a California addendum for California practices
More guides
- HIPAA compliance for dental offices: what auditors actually check
- HIPAA compliance checklist for small medical practices in California
- The HIPAA security risk assessment, explained for small practices
- Notice of Privacy Practices template, updated for 2026
- HIPAA policies for chiropractic offices
- HIPAA policies for physical therapy practices
- HIPAA policies for mental health and behavioral health practices
- HIPAA policies for optometry practices
- HIPAA for med spas and aesthetics practices
- HIPAA policies and procedures for small medical practices
- HIPAA business associate agreement: what it must include
- HIPAA compliance checklist for small practices, 2026
- HIPAA breach notification deadline calculator
- Free HIPAA policy templates: where to get them, and what they leave out
- HIPAA training requirements for small practices
- HIPAA policies for podiatry practices
- HIPAA policies for pediatric practices
- HIPAA for acupuncture practices
- HIPAA policies for speech therapy practices
Templates, not legal advice. Eaglizer IT is not a law firm and does not certify HIPAA compliance. Using templates does not by itself make a practice compliant; follow the policies, train your staff, and keep records.