Healthcare CLM, explained.
Practical guides on the contracts healthcare actually signs — HIPAA Business Associate Agreements, vendor risk, Stark Law and Anti-Kickback compliance, and the shift to AI-native contract management.
How to Verify a Medical Device's FDA Clearance Before You Sign
"FDA registered" is not "FDA cleared." How healthcare buyers can look up a device's 510(k), De Novo or PMA record, and what to check before signing.
An AI Copilot for Contract Management: Ask a Question, Then Act on It
A contract-management copilot should do more than answer questions — it should safely take action. How a grounded, propose-and-confirm AI copilot works, and why it beats a chatbot bolted onto a CLM.
Payer Contract Management: Reimbursement Terms, Rate Modeling & Benchmarking
A practical guide to payer contract management for health systems: reimbursement models, rate modeling, margin-eroding terms, and benchmarking managed-care rates.
AI in Contract Management: From Monitoring to Auto-Action
How AI-native contract management moves from passive dashboards to a detect, decide, act, verify loop — and what healthcare teams can safely automate.
Stark Law & Anti-Kickback Statute: What They Mean for Vendor Contracts
A plain-English guide to Stark Law and the Anti-Kickback Statute for vendor and physician contracts: what they prohibit, fair market value, and contract safeguards.
Healthcare Vendor Risk Management: A Practical Framework
A practical healthcare vendor risk management framework: tiering, due diligence, sanctions and exclusion screening (OIG, SAM, OFAC), monitoring, and offboarding.
HIPAA Business Associate Agreement (BAA): Requirements, Checklist & Template Guide
A practical guide to HIPAA Business Associate Agreements: what a BAA is, when it is required, the clauses 45 CFR 164.504(e) demands, and common mistakes to avoid.
What Is Healthcare Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM)?
Healthcare CLM is the practice of managing contracts across their full lifecycle with controls for HIPAA, PHI, and healthcare regulation. A plain-English guide.