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HIPAA Training

Best Online HIPAA Training: What Actually Meets the Rules

In February 2024, OCR settled with a Florida-based healthcare provider for $160,000 after a breach investigation revealed that multiple workforce members had never received

Carl B. Johnson · Dec 13, 2022

HIPAA Release Form

Blank HIPAA Release Form: What You Must Include

In 2023, OCR settled with a covered entity for over $100,000 after the organization disclosed protected health information without a valid authorization — partly because

Carl B. Johnson · Dec 13, 2022

Business Associate Agreement

Business Associate Agreement for Subcontractor: What's Required

In 2023, OCR settled with a business associate that failed to ensure its subcontractors had proper safeguards in place for protected health information. The penalty

Carl B. Johnson · Nov 29, 2022

Business Associate Agreement

Business Associate Agreement Subcontractor Rules Explained

In 2023, OCR settled with a business associate that failed to ensure its subcontractor had adequate safeguards for protected health information — resulting in a six-figure

Carl B. Johnson · Nov 29, 2022

Business Associate Agreement

Business Associate HIPAA Agreement: What Must Be Included

In September 2023, OCR settled with a health system for $1.3 million after investigators found the organization had allowed a vendor to access protected

Carl B. Johnson · Oct 28, 2022

Business Associate

Business Associate HIPAA Compliance: What CEs Must Enforce

In June 2023, OCR settled with a business associate — a medical records management company — for $75,000 after a breach exposed the protected health information

Carl B. Johnson · Oct 25, 2022

Business Associate Agreement

Business Associates Agreement HIPAA: What You Must Include

In 2024, OCR settled with a New England dermatology practice for $300,000 after an investigation revealed it had allowed a business associate to access

Carl B. Johnson · Oct 25, 2022

Business Associates

Business Associates Must Comply with the HIPAA Privacy Standards

In 2023, OCR settled with a business associate — a medical records management company — for $100,000 after an investigation revealed failures to safeguard protected health

Carl B. Johnson · Oct 25, 2022

HIPAA Violation

Can I Sue for a HIPAA Violation? What You Need to Know

Every month, patients contact OCR after discovering a hospital shared their medical records without authorization, a business associate lost a laptop containing thousands of patient

Carl B. Johnson · Oct 25, 2022

HIPAA Training

CEDR HIPAA Training: What You Need to Know in 2024

When OCR investigated a small dental practice in 2023 for an impermissible disclosure of protected health information, the first document they requested was proof of

Carl B. Johnson · Oct 25, 2022

CMS HIPAA Training

CMS HIPAA Training: What Healthcare Organizations Must Know

In 2023, OCR settled with a covered entity for $1.3 million after investigators discovered that workforce members had never received adequate HIPAA training — despite

Carl B. Johnson · Oct 25, 2022

HIPAA Compliance

Communication Issues in Healthcare That Create HIPAA Risk

In 2023, a mid-sized hospital system paid $1.3 million to settle with OCR after a series of incidents that all traced back to the

Carl B. Johnson · Oct 25, 2022