HIPAA Privacy Rule
The HIPAA Privacy Rule Provides Patients the Right to Request
A Mother Waited 18 Months for Her Son's Medical Records. Then OCR Got Involved. In 2019, Cignet Health of Prince George's
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HIPAA Titles
5 Titles of HIPAA: What Each One Actually Covers
Here's something that surprises most people in healthcare: the law they cite every single day — HIPAA — has five distinct sections, and the vast
PHI
What Is Considered PHI Under HIPAA? A Field Guide
A hospital receptionist emails a patient's lab results to the wrong address. A dental office posts a before-and-after photo on Instagram — with the
HIPAA Exceptions
When Does HIPAA Not Apply? Surprising Exceptions
A personal trainer asks a client about her recent knee surgery. A school nurse hands a student's immunization record to a teacher. A
PHI Breach Reporting
When Must PHI-Related Breaches Be Reported? Deadlines
A Hospital Waited 101 Days. It Cost Them $4.8 Million. In 2019, Presence Health agreed to a $475,000 settlement with the Office for
Sunshine Act
What Is the Sunshine Act? A HIPAA Guide for 2026
A surgeon in Ohio walks into her office one morning and discovers her name on a public database — listed alongside $47,000 in payments from
HIPAA Authorization
What Is a HIPAA Authorization? A Practical Guide
The Form That Stops Lawsuits — or Starts Them A surgeon's office in Texas faxed a patient's psychiatric records to an employer.
HIPAA Business Associate Agreement
HIPAA Business Associate Agreement: What You Must Get Right
A medical billing company in Tennessee exposed the records of 300,000 patients — and the hospital that hired them paid the price. Not because the
Who Regulates HIPAA
Who Regulates HIPAA? The Agencies Behind Enforcement
A Single Complaint to the Wrong Agency Can Cost You Months I got a call last year from a clinic administrator who had filed a
HIPAA Violation
Definition of HIPAA Violation: What Actually Counts
A hospital employee in Texas looks up her ex-husband's medical records out of curiosity. A dental office in Georgia tosses paper charts into
HIPAA Basics
What Does HIPAA Stand For? More Than You Think
A front desk receptionist at a dermatology clinic in Phoenix once told a patient's employer — over the phone — that the patient had been
HIPAA Privacy Rule
The HIPAA Privacy Rule Applies to Which of the Following?
A Question That Gets People Fired Last year, I consulted with a medical billing company whose CEO genuinely believed HIPAA didn't apply to