Healthcare Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Virtual Privacy Officer and HIPAA Compliance Educator and National Speaker on Healthcare Privacy & Security
In January 2021, something shifted in HIPAA enforcement that most compliance officers still haven't fully absorbed. Congress passed the HITECH Amendment — Public Law
The Phone Call That Cost a Hospital $865,000 A hospital employee picked up the phone, confirmed a patient's full diagnosis to an
A $4.3 Million Penalty — Because They Didn't Think They Were a CE In 2014, New York Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University collectively
A dermatology practice in New England thought appointment reminder postcards were harmless. They listed the patient's name, the date of their next visit,
A Single Stolen Laptop Cost This Health System $3 Million In 2018, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center lost a court battle with
That Downloaded Template Didn't Save the Practice — It Sank It A pediatric clinic in the Southeast downloaded a set of HIPAA policy templates
A pediatric dental office in Indianapolis left a box of patient charts on the curb for recycling. A passerby took a photo, posted it to
A surgeon's scheduling whiteboard in a busy hallway. A screenshot of a patient portal texted between nurses. A spreadsheet of lab results emailed
A pediatric clinic in Texas thought they were fully covered. They had general liability, malpractice, even an umbrella policy. Then a stolen laptop exposed the
A Nurse Looked Up Her Neighbor's Medical Records. It Cost Her Employer $1.44 Million. In 2023, the HHS Office for Civil Rights
Two Regulators, One Waiting Room, Zero Patience for Excuses Last year, a three-physician family practice in Georgia got hit from both sides in the same
A hospital receptionist emails a patient's lab results to the wrong address. A therapist discusses a case by name in a crowded elevator.
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