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The BAA is signed. The EHR stays up. One number when it isn’t.

Most practices find the gap during an audit: three carriers, two phone systems, and no file the auditor will accept. We put the stack on one roadmap, make sure the delivery partner signs the BAA, and hand you the evidence package in the format auditors and insurers actually want.

We had three carriers, two phone systems, and no documentation. Buckeye put it on one roadmap and handed us the evidence file our auditor asked for.
Practice Administrator - Multi-site healthcare provider - Central Ohio
The file, not the slogan

HIPAA is a documentation problem until the day it is an outage problem.

Nobody can certify HIPAA compliance — us included. What we can do is specify the controls, verify the platform is configured for them, and put the proof in a folder your compliance officer can hand over.

01

BAA before anything is signed

The delivery partner who handles, transmits, or stores PHI signs the Business Associate Agreement. We do not sign it. We run a BAA review step on every healthcare engagement so it is done before contracts go out.

02

Voice that can sit next to PHI

HIPAA-aligned VoIP means TLS/SRTP on the wire, access controls, audit logging, voicemail encryption, and call-recording controls. We specify all of it and verify the platform is actually configured that way. The partner implements; we make sure it is done right.

03

EHR stays reachable

Fiber primary with 4G/5G automatic backup at clinical sites. One ISP outage should not stop charting, e-prescribing, or billing. When it does, you call us — not a carrier queue that has never seen your diagram.

Rural clinics, multi-site groups

Same reliability standard whether you are downtown or a county over.

We source and oversee networks for healthcare organizations from Columbus and Cleveland to rural counties. SD-WAN gives you one monitored network across every site, with central visibility and automatic failover at each location.

Healthcare questions

What practice administrators ask first

Does Buckeye Telecom sign Business Associate Agreements?
The delivery partner who handles, transmits, or stores PHI on your behalf signs the BAA, and we make sure it gets done. Every healthcare engagement we place includes a BAA review step before contracts are signed.
How do you handle HIPAA compliance for VoIP phone systems?
HIPAA-aligned VoIP requires encrypted transport (TLS/SRTP), access controls, audit logging, and a BAA with your provider. We specify all of it and verify the platform is configured for it, including voicemail encryption and call-recording controls. The delivery partner implements and signs; we make sure it is done right.
Can you support multi-location practices across Ohio?
Yes. We source and oversee networks for healthcare organizations from Columbus and Cleveland to rural counties. SD-WAN gives you one monitored network across every site, with central visibility and automatic failover at each location.
What does the free stack audit include?
Your network architecture, carrier contracts, security posture against HIPAA technical safeguards, and phone system configuration. You get a written report with specific findings. No obligation to move forward.
What does your advice cost?
Nothing directly. Carriers pay the residual, every contract is in your name, and the owner is in every deal. We carry no products, so the recommendation is yours, not a vendor’s.
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Bring the last audit letter. We will tell you what is missing.

Thirty minutes with the owner. No deck, no discovery engagement, no obligation. Advice costs you nothing; carriers pay the residual.

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