Autonomous compliance engine
The platform auto-generates tasks based on your risk profile, tracks completion, and recalculates your compliance score every time something changes. No manual checklist management required.
Competitor comparison
TotalHIPAA vs Patient Protect
Two platforms. Two philosophies. Many practices use both. Whether you're already working with TotalHIPAA or evaluating for the first time, here is how the two platforms relate.
Their positioning
How TotalHIPAA describes itself.
TotalHIPAA positions itself as a comprehensive HIPAA compliance solution for healthcare organizations. Their public messaging emphasizes compliance templates, employee training programs, and documentation tools designed to help practices build and manage their own HIPAA compliance programs.
Their approach centers on giving practices the raw materials — policy templates, procedure checklists, training modules, and risk assessment workflows — and expecting the practice to assemble and maintain the program from those components.
For the most current information on TotalHIPAA's pricing, features, and capabilities, visit totalhipaa.com.
Our approach
How Patient Protect is different.
Patient Protect adds a security-first layer to your compliance standing. The platform generates policies, assigns tasks, tracks completion, recalculates your risk score in real time, and actively prevents security incidents. It complements rather than replaces what a template-based platform like TotalHIPAA provides — or it can serve as your standalone solution.
Active breach prevention
Real-time threat monitoring and automated response designed to stop incidents before they happen. This is a different discipline than compliance documentation — it adds active security alongside your existing compliance work.
Secure patient messaging
HIPAA-compliant messaging built directly into the platform. Encrypted, auditable, and compliant without requiring a separate tool or vendor.
Breach simulation engine
Models attack scenarios against your actual controls and configuration. Reveals gaps before a real threat exploits them.
PIPAA AI assistant
A HIPAA AI compliance assistant that runs on Patient Protect’s secure inference layer — no third-party cloud LLM (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google) ever sees your prompts or your data. Air-gapped hardware deployment available. Answers compliance questions, drafts policies, and assists with risk assessment.
Transparent pricing
$39/month for Core (14 modules). $99/month for Pro (all 20 modules). No contracts, no per-employee fees, no setup costs. 14-day free trial.
Decision framework
How to decide.
If you want to build your compliance program from templates and manage it yourself
A template-based platform gives you the raw materials — policy documents, training content, checklists — and trusts your team to assemble, implement, and maintain the program over time. Practices already working with TotalHIPAA are ahead of most of their peers. If you have the bandwidth to manage the process, this approach fits well. Visit totalhipaa.com to evaluate their current offering.
If you want a platform that automates enforcement and actively prevents breaches
Patient Protect adds a security-first layer — an autonomous compliance engine that generates tasks, tracks completion, enforces policies, and prevents security incidents. It includes breach prevention, secure messaging, breach simulation, and an AI assistant. Use it alongside your existing compliance partner or as a standalone platform. Core starts at $39/month. Pro is $99/month. No contracts.
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Use both together.
Keep TotalHIPAA for compliance templates and documentation, and add Patient Protect as a security-first layer — active breach prevention, secure messaging, and real-time monitoring alongside your existing compliance partner. The two platforms cover different disciplines and work well in parallel.
Evaluation framework
Six questions to ask any HIPAA platform.
Use these questions to evaluate any compliance platform — including Patient Protect. Here is how we answer them.
Does the platform actively prevent breaches, or only document compliance?
Patient Protect includes an active breach prevention engine that monitors your compliance standing in real time and responds to threats automatically. This adds a security-first layer alongside compliance documentation — a different discipline that complements your existing compliance work.
Does the compliance score update in real time as your practice changes?
Patient Protect recalculates your compliance score every time a gap opens or closes — when you add a vendor, change a workflow, or resolve a risk item. You always know exactly where you stand.
Can the platform simulate a breach against your actual controls?
Patient Protect Pro includes a breach simulation engine that models attack scenarios against your specific configuration. This reveals gaps before a real threat exploits them.
Does the platform include HIPAA-compliant messaging?
Patient Protect Pro includes secure patient messaging built directly into the platform — encrypted, auditable, and compliant out of the box.
Is there an AI assistant that doesn't use third-party cloud LLMs?
Yes. PIPAA, Patient Protect's AI compliance assistant, runs on Patient Protect's secure inference layer — no prompt or data ever traverses OpenAI, Anthropic, or any third-party cloud LLM. Air-gapped hardware deployment is available for practices that need zero network exit. Answers compliance questions, drafts policies, and assists with risk assessment.
Is pricing transparent and published?
Patient Protect publishes flat pricing: $39/month for Core (14 modules) and $99/month for Pro (all 20 modules). No contracts. No per-employee fees. No calculator required.
FAQ
Common questions about TotalHIPAA vs Patient Protect.
How does TotalHIPAA compare to Patient Protect?
TotalHIPAA and Patient Protect take different approaches to HIPAA compliance. TotalHIPAA positions itself as a comprehensive compliance solution built around templates, training, and documentation — and practices already working with TotalHIPAA are ahead of most of their peers. Patient Protect adds a security-first layer: active breach prevention, real-time compliance scoring, secure messaging, and PIPAA — an AI assistant that runs without any third-party cloud LLM. Many practices use both together. For current details on TotalHIPAA's offering, visit totalhipaa.com.
Can I switch from TotalHIPAA to Patient Protect?
Yes — and you do not have to switch entirely. Many practices add Patient Protect alongside their existing compliance partner. If you do want a single platform, Patient Protect includes its own risk assessment, policy generation, and training modules, so there is no compliance gap. Your existing documentation and training records remain valid. Patient Protect's autonomous compliance engine generates a task queue based on your current risk profile. Most practices complete initial setup within a day. There is a 14-day free trial with no contract required.
What does Patient Protect cost?
Patient Protect Core starts at $39/month and includes 14 compliance modules, risk assessment, policy generation, employee training, and the breach prevention engine. Patient Protect Pro is $99/month and adds all 20 modules, including secure patient messaging, breach simulation, advanced audit logging, and the PIPAA AI assistant. No contracts, no setup fees. For TotalHIPAA's current pricing, visit totalhipaa.com.
Is Patient Protect a good fit for small practices?
Patient Protect was built specifically for independent healthcare providers — dental offices, medical practices, behavioral health clinics, chiropractic offices, physical therapy centers, and optometry practices. The platform is designed to run autonomously so small teams do not need a dedicated compliance officer. Core starts at $39/month with a 14-day free trial.
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