Meridian Family Health
Compliance and Security Operations
Vendor approval pipeline

Eight stages, every tool accounted for

Every AI tool Meridian workforce members use has traceable approval history. HITL gates preserve clinician and compliance-officer review before advancement.

vr-abridgeAbridgeRequested by Dr. Miguel Rodriguez, MD, Internal Medicine
Stage 5 of 8Submitted 2026-04-11
Vendor approval pipelineStage 5 of 8
Stage 5: Vendor Risk AssessmentIT Security

SOC 2, subprocessor chain, data handling, security posture, retention, training practices.

Business Associate AgreementAbridgeAmbient AI scribe
BAA on fileePHI direct
Posture score
86/100
Retention
30 days
Attestation
SOC 2 Type II
Last audit
2026-01-14
BAA signed
2026-04-18
Subprocessor chain
Microsoft Azure, AWS us-east-1, Pinecone
Business justification

Reduce daily documentation time by 90 minutes per provider. Currently I chart until 7 PM most nights.

Spanish-language patient disclosure required
vr-freedFreedRequested by Dr. Anjali Parekh, DO, Behavioral Health
Stage 1 of 8Submitted 2026-04-19
Vendor approval pipelineStage 1 of 8
Stage 1: RequestRequester

Clinical requester submits tool, use case, data scope, and business justification.

Business Associate AgreementFreedAmbient AI scribe
BAA available, unsignedePHI direct
Posture score
74/100
Retention
60 days
Attestation
SOC 2 Type I
Last audit
2025-09-22
Subprocessor chain
AWS us-east-1
Business justification

Evaluating alternative to Abridge for behavioral health visit notes.