Dental HIPAA Training
Dental OSHA and HIPAA Training: What Practices Must Know
In 2023, a small dental practice in North Carolina paid $50,000 to settle a complaint with the Office for Civil Rights after a former
Carl B. Johnson
Healthcare Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Virtual Privacy Officer and HIPAA Compliance Educator and National Speaker on Healthcare Privacy & Security
EHR and HIPAA Compliance
EHR and HIPAA Compliance: What Your Organization Must Get Right
In 2023, OCR settled with a healthcare system for $1.3 million after an investigation revealed that a former employee had accessed over 2,700
Elements of HIPAA
Elements of HIPAA: The Core Rules Every Organization Must Know
In February 2023, OCR settled with Banner Health for $1.25 million after a breach affecting nearly 3 million individuals exposed systemic failures across multiple
Elements of PHI
Elements of PHI: What Qualifies as Protected Health Information
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice for $350,000 after an investigation revealed the organization had disclosed patient names, treatment records, and Social
HIPAA Compliance
Essential Part of HIPAA Compliance Most Organizations Miss
In 2023, OCR settled with a solo dental practice in New England for $30,000—not because of a massive data breach, but because the
Fraud Abuse and Waste
Fraud Abuse and Waste in Healthcare: HIPAA's Role
In 2023, the Department of Justice recovered over $2.68 billion in settlements and judgments related to healthcare fraud. Behind nearly every one of those
HIPAA Training
Free HIPAA Compliance Training with Certificate: What to Know
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice in New England for $50,000 after investigators found that the organization had no documented workforce training
G Suite HIPAA
G Suite HIPAA Compliance: What Your Organization Must Do
In 2024, OCR settled a case with a healthcare provider that had been storing patient records in a cloud-based email platform — without a signed Business
HIPAA Release Form
Generic HIPAA Release Form: What You Must Know
In 2023, OCR settled with a healthcare provider for $50,000 after determining that the organization had disclosed protected health information using an authorization form
HIPAA Certification
Get HIPAA and Bloodborne Pathogen Certifications Fast
Why Employers Are Requiring Dual Certifications — and What Happens When You Don't Have Them In late 2023, a mid-size dental practice in Texas
Google Workspace HIPAA
Google Workspace HIPAA Compliant Cost: What You'll Pay
When OCR investigated a small medical practice in 2023 for storing patient records in a consumer Gmail account without a Business Associate Agreement, the practice
HB 300 Texas
HB 300 Texas: What It Means for HIPAA Compliance
When a Texas-based hospital system was fined by the state attorney general for failing to train its workforce on state-specific privacy requirements, the organization'