HIPAA Compliance Insights

HIPAA Compliant Meaning

HIPAA Compliant Meaning: What It Actually Takes

A small dental practice in Georgia thought they were HIPAA compliant because they had patients sign a privacy form at the front desk. Then OCR

Carl B. Johnson · Jul 10, 2026

HITECH Act

HITECH Stands For: What It Means for Your Organization

A $4.3 Million Wake-Up Call That Started with Four Letters In 2016, Advocate Health Care Network agreed to pay $5.55 million to settle

Carl B. Johnson · Jul 10, 2026

HIPAA Privacy Forms

HIPAA Privacy Forms: What Most Practices Get Wrong

The Clipboard That Could Cost You $5.1 Million Picture the scene: a patient walks into your front office, and your receptionist slides a clipboard

Carl B. Johnson · Jul 9, 2026

HIPAA Risk Assessment

HIPPA Risk Assessment: What You Actually Need to Know

Let me clear something up before we go any further. If you searched for "hippa risk assessment," you're looking for the

Carl B. Johnson · Jul 9, 2026

History of HIPAA

History of HIPAA: From 1996 Act to 2026 Enforcement

A Law Nobody Read in 1996 Now Costs Organizations Millions When President Clinton signed the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act on August 21, 1996,

Carl B. Johnson · Jul 9, 2026

HIPAA Training for Employees

HIPAA Training for Employees: What Actually Works

A pediatric dental practice in Indiana lost $350,000 in a single afternoon. Not from a lawsuit. Not from a cyberattack. From a single OCR

Carl B. Johnson · Jul 8, 2026

Omnibus Rule

The Primary Purpose of the Omnibus Rule Is To

In January 2013, HHS dropped a 563-page regulatory hammer that reshaped every corner of HIPAA compliance. The Omnibus Rule wasn't a minor tweak.

Carl B. Johnson · Jul 8, 2026

Protected Health Information

Which of the Following Is Protected Health Information?

A nurse texts a patient's lab results to a colleague using a personal phone. A receptionist confirms an appointment over the phone to

Carl B. Johnson · Jul 7, 2026

HIPAA Covered Entity

Under HIPAA a Covered Entity Is Defined As: Guide

A home health aide I worked with once told me, "We're too small to be a covered entity." Her agency had

Carl B. Johnson · Jul 7, 2026

HIPAA Patient Identifiers

HIPAA Patient Identifiers: The 18 Data Points That Trigger Compliance

A hospital employee in Texas once looked up her ex-husband's medical records out of curiosity. She didn't change anything. She didn&

Carl B. Johnson · Jul 7, 2026

HIPAA Compliance Forms

HIPAA Compliance Forms for Employers: What You Actually Need

A hospital system in New York handed HHS investigators a three-ring binder full of policies during an audit. The binder looked impressive — hundreds of pages,

Carl B. Johnson · Jul 6, 2026

HIPAA Violations

What Violates HIPAA? Real Cases and Real Fines

A Single Stolen Laptop Cost This Health System $3.9 Million In 2018, the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) settled with the Office for

Carl B. Johnson · Jul 6, 2026