HIPAA Compliance Insights

OSHA Training

OSHA and Bloodborne Pathogen Training: HIPAA Overlap

A mid-sized dental practice in the Southeast received citations from both OSHA and OCR within the same calendar year — one for failing to maintain a

Carl B. Johnson · Oct 23, 2020

HIPAA Compliance

OSHA and HIPAA: How These Two Laws Overlap

A medical practice manager recently told me her staff assumed that because they completed annual OSHA bloodborne pathogen training, they had also satisfied their HIPAA

Carl B. Johnson · Oct 23, 2020

OSHA Compliance

OSHA Compliance Checklist for Medical Office Teams

In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice in Massachusetts for $350,000 after an investigation revealed not only HIPAA Security Rule failures but overlapping

Carl B. Johnson · Sep 25, 2020

Bloodborne Pathogens

OSHA Compliant Bloodborne Pathogens Training & HIPAA

In 2023, a mid-sized dental practice in Ohio received citations from both OSHA and OCR within the same quarter — one for failing to maintain an

Carl B. Johnson · Sep 25, 2020

OSHA HIPAA Training

OSHA HIPAA Training Online: What Your Workforce Needs

In 2023, a mid-sized dental practice in Texas was hit with two separate enforcement actions within the same quarter — one from OSHA for failing to

Carl B. Johnson · Sep 25, 2020

OSHA Training

OSHA Training Bloodborne Pathogens: HIPAA Overlap

In 2023, a mid-sized dental practice in Ohio received citations from both OSHA and OCR within the same six-month period. The OSHA citation targeted inadequate

Carl B. Johnson · Sep 25, 2020

OSHA Training

OSHA Training for Medical Office: What HIPAA Requires

In 2023, a small dermatology practice in the Southeast received citations from both OSHA and OCR within the same quarter. The OSHA violation involved improper

Carl B. Johnson · Aug 31, 2020

OSHA Training

OSHA Training Medical Office: Where HIPAA Also Applies

A medical office manager recently told me her team completed their annual OSHA training and assumed they were fully compliant with all federal requirements. Six

Carl B. Johnson · Aug 31, 2020

Patient Privacy Rights

Patient Privacy Rights: What Covered Entities Owe

In September 2023, OCR settled with a health plan for $40,000 after the organization failed to provide a patient with timely access to their

Carl B. Johnson · Aug 31, 2020

Patient Protected Information

Patient Protected Information: What HIPAA Requires

In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice in New England for $50,000 after an investigation revealed that staff members were routinely sharing patient

Carl B. Johnson · Aug 31, 2020

HIPAA Penalties

Penalty for Violating HIPAA: What Your Organization Risks

In February 2023, OCR settled with Banner Health for $1.25 million after a breach affecting nearly 3 million individuals exposed systemic failures in risk

Carl B. Johnson · Aug 31, 2020

PHI

PHI and HIPAA Compliance: What Covered Entities Get Wrong

In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice in New England for $350,000 after an investigation revealed that staff members had been sharing patient

Carl B. Johnson · Aug 31, 2020