HIPAA Compliance Insights

HHS HIPAA Certification

HHS HIPAA Certification: What It Actually Means

At least once a month, a compliance officer asks me the same question: "Where do we get our official HHS HIPAA certification?" The

Carl B. Johnson · Apr 28, 2022

HHS HIPAA Training

HHS HIPAA Training: What Your Organization Must Know

In February 2024, OCR settled with a Louisiana medical group for $480,000 after an investigation revealed — among other failures — that the organization had never

Carl B. Johnson · Apr 28, 2022

HIPAA Certification

HIPAA and Bloodborne Pathogen Certification Free: What to Know

Every few months, I see the same search spike: healthcare workers and small practices looking for HIPAA and bloodborne pathogen certification free options online. The

Carl B. Johnson · Apr 28, 2022

HIPAA and Mental Health

HIPAA and Mental Health Records: What Providers Must Know

In 2022, a behavioral health provider in New England paid a six-figure settlement to OCR after a workforce member disclosed a patient's substance

Carl B. Johnson · Apr 9, 2022

HIPAA Compliance

HIPAA Approved: What This Really Means for Compliance

A vendor tells your compliance officer their software is "HIPAA approved." A business associate sends over a marketing sheet stamped with a green

Carl B. Johnson · Apr 9, 2022

Business Associates

HIPAA Associates: What Covered Entities Must Require

In February 2024, OCR announced a $4.75 million settlement with a health system that failed to manage its business associate relationships — a pattern enforcement

Carl B. Johnson · Apr 9, 2022

Business Associates

HIPAA Awareness Training for Business Associates: Requirements

In 2024, OCR settled with a business associate — a medical transcription company — for $1.2 million after a breach investigation revealed that not a single

Carl B. Johnson · Apr 1, 2022

HIPAA Basic Rules

HIPAA Basic Rules Every Covered Entity Must Follow

In February 2024, OCR settled with a Louisiana medical group for $480,000 after investigators found the organization had failed to implement even the most

Carl B. Johnson · Apr 1, 2022

HIPAA Business Protection

HIPAA Business Protection: Safeguard Your Organization

In February 2024, OCR announced a $4.75 million settlement with a healthcare system that failed to conduct an enterprise-wide risk analysis — a fundamental gap

Carl B. Johnson · Apr 1, 2022

HIPAA Certification

HIPAA Certification for IT Professionals: What You Need

In 2023, OCR settled with a healthcare system for $1.3 million after an investigation revealed that IT staff had failed to implement basic Security

Carl B. Johnson · Apr 1, 2022

HIPAA Certification

HIPAA Certification for Software: What Developers Must Know

In 2023, OCR settled with a telehealth platform for $1.25 million after an investigation revealed the company's software transmitted protected health information

Carl B. Johnson · Apr 1, 2022

HIPAA CEU

HIPAA CEU Free: What Healthcare Workers Need to Know

Every year, I see the same search spike in Q4: healthcare professionals scrambling to find HIPAA CEU free options before their credential renewal deadlines. The

Carl B. Johnson · Mar 24, 2022