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A therapist I consulted with last year was using the standard Google Voice app to confirm appointments, send session reminders, and even discuss medication changes
In 2018, a medical records company called Advanced Care Hospitalists paid $500,000 to settle HIPAA violations after a billing services contractor gained access to
A managed IT company in Tennessee gets hit with a $2.3 million settlement from HHS because a hospital never signed a business associate agreement
The $4.3 Million Mistake That Started With a Vendor Contract In 2016, Advocate Medical Group paid $5.55 million to settle HIPAA violations — and
The Missing Signature That Cost a Health System $4.3 Million In 2016, Advocate Health Care Network settled with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
In 2018, a medical billing company called Advanced Care Hospitalists paid $500,000 to settle with HHS after a business associate they'd hired
A cloud storage vendor loses a laptop containing 20,000 patient records. The hospital that hired them gets the breach notification letter. The vendor insists
The Vendor That Cost a Health Plan $4.3 Million In 2016, Advocate Health Care Network agreed to pay $5.55 million to settle multiple
A few years ago, I got a call from the CEO of a mid-sized billing company. His team had been processing claims for a hospital
A Psychiatrist Hit "Start Meeting" and Everything Went Wrong A behavioral health provider in the Midwest was using Zoom for patient sessions throughout
The Downstream Liability Most Business Associates Overlook In 2023, OCR settled with a medical transcription company for over $100,000 after a breach traced not
In January 2025, HHS confirmed that the temporary telehealth enforcement discretion introduced during the COVID-19 public health emergency has ended. That means every healthcare organization
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