Checklists
Gather the file. The list does not decide the file.
These are the same working lists used on the service pages, in one place. Check an item when you have it. A checked box means the document is in hand. It does not mean the response is ready or that the clause is acceptable.
Reviewed by Joseph Rivet, Esq. · October 1, 2026
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The questions this center answers
Working checklists from Rivet Health Law for an audit letter, a compliance program, a privacy inquiry, diligence, a plan file, and a physician agreement. Reviewed by Joseph Rivet. Not legal advice.
48-hour audit kit
Letter, deadline, claim numbers, and the charts that were named.
Learn moreCompliance pulse check
Seven signs a program is operating this month.
Learn morePrivacy letter, week one
Preserve the inquiry before anyone drafts an answer.
Learn moreAgreement offer desk
Noncompete, cause, pay, and tail, marked before you sign.
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Experience behind this page
Reviewed by Joseph Rivet, Esq.
Founder, Rivet Health Law, PLC
Joseph Rivet built these lists from the documents he asks for at the start of an audit, a compliance review, a transaction, or an employment-agreement read. They reflect more than 20 years in healthcare operations and his legal practice. They are intake tools.
Last reviewed October 1, 2026. This page is general information for healthcare organizations. It is not legal advice and does not create an attorney-client relationship.
Who this is for
Who uses this center
- The person who just opened an audit letter
- A compliance lead doing a monthly pulse check
- A buyer who has not finished the revenue-cycle data room
- A physician reading an offer before signing
First pass
First steps you can take today
These steps organize the question. They are not a substitute for counsel.
- 1
Choose one list. Leave the others closed.
- 2
Calendar the real deadline before you start checking boxes.
- 3
Save copies of what you find with the date you found them.
- 4
Stop and call counsel if the letter limits who may respond, or if the agreement is ready for signature.
How to use a list
Pick the list that matches the document in front of you. Work top to bottom. If you cannot check an item, that absence is the note to keep, not a box to force.
Your checks stay in this browser. They are not sent to the firm. Do not put patient names in a note outside the medical record.
What a finished list is not
It is not an appeal, a compliance certification, a diligence opinion, or a negotiated contract. When the deadline is short or a clause will bind you, the practice page for that topic is the place to ask the firm to read the file.
Sources
How this page was prepared
Joseph Rivet, Esq. reviews these resource centers. The reading list cites the firm’s own Insights and the public CMS materials those Insights discuss. A newer Insight controls if an older note conflicts with it.
Reading
Insights on this topic
Common questions
- Are these the same lists as on the service pages?
- Yes. They are repeated here so you can run them without opening each practice page. The service page still explains the work around the list.
- Does checking every box mean we are done?
- No. It means you gathered the items. Sufficiency depends on what the documents say.
- Will the firm see what I checked?
- No. The checks are stored in your browser only. Email the documents if you want the firm to review them.
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48-hour audit kit
7 itemsWhat to gather before anyone replies
Check items off as you collect them. This is a working list for the first two days—not a submission packet and not legal advice.
Check items off as you collect them. Your progress is saved on this device.
This sheet is a gather list for your own file. It is not legal advice.
800 E. Ellis Road, Ste 515, Norton Shores, MI 49441
(231) 799-4870
info@rivethealthlaw.com
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Program pulse check
7 itemsCan you show these seven things this month?
If an item has no owner or no last-used date, it is not operating. This list is a mirror, not a certification.
Check items off as you collect them. Your progress is saved on this device.
This sheet is a gather list for your own file. It is not legal advice.
800 E. Ellis Road, Ste 515, Norton Shores, MI 49441
(231) 799-4870
info@rivethealthlaw.com
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OCR week-one
7 itemsIf a privacy letter just arrived
Work top to bottom. This is preservation and intake, not the response itself.
Check items off as you collect them. Your progress is saved on this device.
This sheet is a gather list for your own file. It is not legal advice.
800 E. Ellis Road, Ste 515, Norton Shores, MI 49441
(231) 799-4870
info@rivethealthlaw.com
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Diligence red flags
8 itemsAsk for these before the price is final
If a seller cannot produce an item, that absence is information. Use the list in the data room; it is not a finding.
Check items off as you collect them. Your progress is saved on this device.
This sheet is a gather list for your own file. It is not legal advice.
800 E. Ellis Road, Ste 515, Norton Shores, MI 49441
(231) 799-4870
info@rivethealthlaw.com
rivethealthlaw.com
SIU readiness
7 itemsCould this file leave the building tomorrow?
Use one recent matter. If you cannot check an item, the file is not ready for a government request.
Check items off as you collect them. Your progress is saved on this device.
This sheet is a gather list for your own file. It is not legal advice.
800 E. Ellis Road, Ste 515, Norton Shores, MI 49441
(231) 799-4870
info@rivethealthlaw.com
rivethealthlaw.com
Offer desk
8 itemsMark these before you sign
Work through the agreement with a pen. If a box stays empty, that clause still needs an answer—not a handshake.
Check items off as you collect them. Your progress is saved on this device.
This sheet is a gather list for your own file. It is not legal advice.
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This page is educational. It is not legal advice and does not create an attorney-client relationship. Facts, contracts, and appeal windows control the next step.