HIPAA Compliance Insights

HIPAA Compliance Training

HIPAA Compliance Training for Dental Offices in 2026

A $62,500 Fine Over a Single Patient Record In 2019, a dental practice in Texas found out the hard way that small offices aren&

Carl B. Johnson · Mar 28, 2026

Covered Entity

Covered Entity HIPAA: Who Qualifies and Why It Matters

A $5.1 Million Mistake Started with One Wrong Assumption In 2017, Memorial Healthcare System paid $5.1 million to settle with the Office for

Carl B. Johnson · Mar 28, 2026

HIPAA Compliance Training

HIPAA Compliance Training for Employers: A 2026 Guide

A hospital in Texas paid $2.4 million to HHS after a nurse accessed patient records without authorization — and the investigation revealed the organization had

Carl B. Johnson · Mar 27, 2026

OSHA and HIPAA Training

OSHA and HIPAA Training for Dental Offices Online

Two Federal Agencies, One Dental Office, Zero Room for Error A patient walks into your operatory on Monday morning. By the time they leave, your

Carl B. Johnson · Mar 27, 2026

HIPAA Acronym

HIPAA Acronym: What Each Letter Actually Means

Most People Spell It Wrong — And That's Just the Start I once sat in a boardroom where a hospital CEO had "HIPPA

Carl B. Johnson · Mar 27, 2026

HIPAA Training Requirements

HIPAA Training Requirements for Employers: 2026 Guide

A $4.3 Million Wake-Up Call That Started with Untrained Staff In 2023, the University of Washington Medicine agreed to a $750,000 settlement with

Carl B. Johnson · Mar 26, 2026

HIPAA Meaning

HIPAA Meaning: What It Actually Requires in 2026

A hospital in Oklahoma City paid $1.19 million to HHS in 2023 because an employee snooped through patient records without authorization. The organization knew

Carl B. Johnson · Mar 26, 2026

OSHA and HIPAA Training

OSHA and HIPAA Training for Dental Offices Online

A $50,000 Fine Started at the Front Desk Last year I consulted with a three-operatory dental practice in Georgia that had just received a

Carl B. Johnson · Mar 25, 2026

HIPAA Violation Fines

HIPAA Violation Fines: What They Cost in 2026

A $4.75 Million Invoice Nobody Expected In 2022, a cancer care center in Indiana opened an envelope from HHS that changed everything. The Centers

Carl B. Johnson · Mar 25, 2026

Certified HIPAA

Certified HIPAA Training: What Actually Counts in 2026

Last year, a three-physician practice in Tennessee paid $1.19 million to settle HIPAA violations that started with a single stolen laptop. The Office for

Carl B. Johnson · Mar 25, 2026

HIPAA Authorization

HIPAA Authorization: What Counts, What Doesn't

A psychiatrist's office in Connecticut faxed 65 pages of therapy notes to a patient's employer. The patient had signed a form

Carl B. Johnson · Mar 24, 2026

HIPAA Security Rule

The HIPAA Security Rule Applies to Which of the Following?

A community hospital in Yakima, Washington lost an unencrypted laptop in 2013. That single device held the electronic protected health information of 524 patients. The

Carl B. Johnson · Mar 24, 2026