Does Abridge sign a BAA?
Yes, it signs a BAA
Abridge publishes a standard Business Associate Agreement that applies to customers with a service agreement, and its Clinician Terms of Use pull that BAA in by reference where it applies. Abridge sells mainly to health systems, and its site shows no self-serve plan.
- Business associate
- Abridge
- Tool
- Abridge
- Plans with a BAA
- Health system / enterprise customers
- Checked
Signs a BAA
By plan
| Plan | BAA | How to get it | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health system / enterprise customers | Signs a BAA | Through sales | The published BAA takes effect with the customer's Underlying Agreement (service agreement) with Abridge. The Clinician Terms of Use incorporate the BAA 'to the extent applicable'. Abridge's enterprise page lists only contact-us calls to action, and no self-serve individual plan was found.[1],[2],[3] |
Are the AI features covered?
Vendors often sign a BAA for the core product but leave some AI features out. Here is what Abridge says about each one.
| AI feature | Under the BAA | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Ambient clinical documentation (AI note generation) | Covered | The BAA covers the Services Abridge provides under the Underlying Agreement, and the documentation product is those Services. No AI-specific carve-out was found. The BAA lets Abridge use PHI to de-identify it. The trust center lists OpenAI and Google Cloud among its data service vendors.[1],[4] |
Sources
A signed BAA is necessary but not sufficient for HIPAA compliance, which also depends on configuration, access controls, and your own policies. Verdicts summarize the vendor's own published terms as of the date checked; confirm with the vendor and your counsel before sending protected health information. Not legal advice.