HIPAA Compliance Insights

Total HIPAA Compliance

Total HIPAA Compliance: What It Actually Takes in 2026

A small cardiology practice in Tennessee thought they were compliant. They had a privacy notice taped to the front desk. Their EHR vendor told them

Carl B. Johnson · Apr 19, 2026

PHI

What Is Considered PHI Under HIPAA? A Field Guide

A hospital receptionist emails a patient's lab results to the wrong address. A dental office posts a before-and-after photo on Instagram — with the

Carl B. Johnson · Apr 18, 2026

HIPAA and OSHA Training

HIPAA and OSHA Training: What Your Practice Needs

A dental office in Georgia got hit with two enforcement actions in the same quarter — one from OSHA for bloodborne pathogen violations, one from OCR

Carl B. Johnson · Apr 18, 2026

HIPAA Compliant Online Storage

HIPAA Compliant Online Storage: What You Must Know

A small dermatology practice in New England thought they were covered. They'd signed up for a popular cloud storage service, uploaded thousands of

Carl B. Johnson · Apr 17, 2026

HIPAA Exceptions

Under Which HIPAA Exception Do Drivers Access PHI?

A FedEx driver picks up a sealed box of patient records from a hospital's loading dock every Tuesday at 3 p.m. A

Carl B. Johnson · Apr 17, 2026

HIPAA Exceptions

When Does HIPAA Not Apply? Surprising Exceptions

A personal trainer asks a client about her recent knee surgery. A school nurse hands a student's immunization record to a teacher. A

Carl B. Johnson · Apr 16, 2026

HIPPA Compliance Certification

HIPPA Compliance Certification: What You Actually Need

The Typo That 14,000 People Search for Every Month Let's get the elephant out of the room. You searched for HIPPA compliance

Carl B. Johnson · Apr 16, 2026

PHI

What PHI Is Under HIPAA — And What It Isn't

A Receptionist, a Printer, and a $1.5 Million Penalty In 2018, a medical center employee left a stack of patient lab results sitting on

Carl B. Johnson · Apr 15, 2026

PHI Breach Reporting

When Must PHI-Related Breaches Be Reported? Deadlines

A Hospital Waited 101 Days. It Cost Them $4.8 Million. In 2019, Presence Health agreed to a $475,000 settlement with the Office for

Carl B. Johnson · Apr 15, 2026

HIPAA Certification

HIPAA Certification: Why "Free" Isn't What You Think

That Google Search Could Cost You More Than You Saved I watched a 14-person cardiology practice in Texas get hit with a $160,000 settlement

Carl B. Johnson · Apr 15, 2026

Sunshine Act

What Is the Sunshine Act? A HIPAA Guide for 2026

A surgeon in Ohio walks into her office one morning and discovers her name on a public database — listed alongside $47,000 in payments from

Carl B. Johnson · Apr 14, 2026

HIPAA Authorization

What Is a HIPAA Authorization? A Practical Guide

The Form That Stops Lawsuits — or Starts Them A surgeon's office in Texas faxed a patient's psychiatric records to an employer.

Carl B. Johnson · Apr 14, 2026