PHI
What Does the Acronym PHI Stand For in HIPAA?
A front-desk employee at a small cardiology practice in Texas emailed a spreadsheet of patient names, diagnoses, and Social Security numbers to her personal Gmail
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PHI
What Is Considered PHI Information Under HIPAA?
A hospital employee in Texas once posted a photo of a whiteboard in a break room. In the background, barely legible, was a patient'
HIPAA Privacy Rule
What Are the Privacy Rules of HIPAA? A Real-World Guide
A hospital receptionist in Texas called a patient's employer to confirm an upcoming surgery date. She thought she was being helpful. That single
HIPAA Security Rule
The HIPAA Security Rule Applies to Which of the Following?
A medical billing company in Tennessee assumed the HIPAA Security Rule didn't apply to them. They weren't a hospital. They weren&
HIPAA Compliance
HIPAA Compliant Meaning: What It Really Takes
A dermatology practice in Massachusetts thought they were HIPAA compliant. They had a privacy policy on their website, a shredder in the back office, and
HIPAA Full Form
HIPAA Full Form: What It Means and Why It Matters
Most People Get the Spelling Wrong — and the Law Even More Wrong I once watched a hospital administrator type "HIPPA" into a compliance
HIPAA Minimum Necessary
HIPAA Minimum Necessary Standard Applies: A Guide
The Phone Call That Cost a Hospital $865,000 A hospital employee picked up the phone, confirmed a patient's full diagnosis to an
HIPAA Regulations Explained
HIPAA Regulations Explained: What You Actually Need
A pediatric dental office in Indianapolis left a box of patient charts on the curb for recycling. A passerby took a photo, posted it to
HIPAA Compliant Meaning
HIPAA Compliant Meaning: What It Actually Takes
A small dental practice in Georgia thought they were HIPAA compliant because they had patients sign a privacy form at the front desk. Then OCR
Protected Health Information
Which of the Following Is Protected Health Information?
A nurse texts a patient's lab results to a colleague using a personal phone. A receptionist confirms an appointment over the phone to
PHI Meaning
PHI Meaning: What Counts as Protected Health Info
A Receptionist, a Sticky Note, and a $1.5 Million Fine A front-desk employee at a specialty clinic jotted down a patient's name,
HIPAA Breach Notification Rule
What Is the Purpose of the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule?
In 2017, Presence Health paid $475,000 to the Office for Civil Rights after a single mistake: they waited too long to notify patients about