Is Microsoft Teams HIPAA compliant? Does it sign a BAA?
The answer
Signs a BAA on specific plans
Yes. Microsoft Teams is an in-scope service under Microsoft's HIPAA BAA for Office 365 Commercial and GCC subscriptions, and the BAA comes by default through Microsoft's Data Protection Addendum.
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Using Microsoft Teams on a healthcare site? Curve Compliance keeps your ad tracking HIPAA-compliant around it, under a BAA on every plan. Book a call
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What Microsoft says
“Yes. Microsoft offers its covered entity and business associate customers a Business Associate Agreement that covers in-scope Microsoft services.”
“The Microsoft HIPAA Business Associate Agreement is available through the Microsoft Online Services Data Protection Addendum by default to all customers who are covered entities or business associates under HIPAA.”
What the BAA covers and excludes
Covers, in Microsoft's words:
- Microsoft's in-scope list for Office 365 Commercial and GCC subscriptions includes "Microsoft Teams". (Microsoft Learn, HIPAA and HITECH Act)
Excludes or limits, in Microsoft's words:
- "However, using Microsoft services doesn't on its own achieve HIPAA compliance."
What this means for ad tracking
Video visits, consults and staff chats about patients often run on Microsoft Teams, so meetings, chats and recordings can tie a person to their care.
A BAA with Microsoft covers Teams in your Office 365 subscription. It does not cover Meta or Google Ads, and Microsoft's in-scope list on that page does not include Microsoft Advertising, so a booked or completed consult you count as a conversion should reach them without the meeting details.
Curve Compliance closes that gap: it sends the conversion itself server-side, under a BAA it signs on every plan, so your campaigns keep a conversion signal without a pixel carrying patient data. Book a call to see it on your own funnel.
A business associate agreement binds only the vendor that signs it, so each vendor that handles patient information for you needs its own.
How Curve helps
- Keep Microsoft Teams for what it does well. Curve carries the conversion signal to your ad platforms separately, under its own BAA.
- Server-side conversion tracking in place of pixels: conversions reach your ad platforms from Curve's server, not from the patient's browser.
- A fixed field list per platform, so each ad platform receives only the fields set for it.
- PHI-like pattern detection checks every event before it goes out, and neutral event names keep conditions and treatments out of what the platforms see.
- When identifiers are enabled, Curve hashes them with SHA-256.
- Consent management for your site, alongside the tracking.
- A HIPAA-compliant setup done by Curve's team, with a BAA signed on every plan.
Book a call with Curve and Curve's team will walk through your tracking setup with you.
Frequently asked questions
Is Microsoft Teams HIPAA compliant?
Yes. Microsoft Teams is an in-scope service under Microsoft's HIPAA BAA for Office 365 Commercial and GCC subscriptions, and the BAA comes by default through Microsoft's Data Protection Addendum. With a signed BAA, Microsoft Teams can handle patient information for you, set up the way the vendor describes. The BAA does not cover ad pixels or tags on the same pages, because they send data to other companies.
Does Microsoft Teams sign a BAA?
Yes. Microsoft Teams is an in-scope service under Microsoft's HIPAA BAA for Office 365 Commercial and GCC subscriptions, and the BAA comes by default through Microsoft's Data Protection Addendum. In Microsoft's words: “Yes. Microsoft offers its covered entity and business associate customers a Business Associate Agreement that covers in-scope Microsoft services.” We checked Microsoft's own pages on October 5, 2026.
Which Microsoft Teams plans are covered by a BAA?
Microsoft lists Microsoft Teams among the in-scope Office 365 services for Commercial and GCC subscriptions. Its BAA is available by default through the Microsoft Online Services Data Protection Addendum to customers that are covered entities or business associates. The list is for Office 365 subscriptions, so confirm your accounts are on one before Microsoft Teams handles PHI.
Does a BAA with Microsoft Teams cover my ad pixels?
No. A BAA covers the data Microsoft handles for you. A pixel sends data from the visitor's browser straight to Meta, Google or TikTok, and none of those platforms is a party to your BAA with Microsoft.
Does Curve Compliance sign a BAA?
Yes. Curve Compliance signs a BAA on every plan, and Curve's team does the HIPAA-compliant setup for you. Book a call to get started.
Sources
Last checked . Vendors change their plans and terms, so confirm the current terms with Microsoft before you send it patient data.
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Track ad conversions under a BAA
Curve signs a BAA on every plan. Curve's team sets up HIPAA-compliant conversion tracking for you in about a week, sending conversions server-side in place of pixels.
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