Explain HIPAA
Explain HIPAA: What It Actually Means for Your Team
A receptionist at a small cardiology practice in Arizona looked up her ex-husband's medical records one afternoon. She didn't share them.
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HIPAA Compliance
Does HIPAA Apply to Everyone? Who's Covered in 2026
A personal trainer once told me she couldn't share a client's weight-loss results on Instagram because of HIPAA. A landlord told
HIPAA Certification
HIPAA Certification: What It Actually Means in 2026
Last month, a practice manager in Phoenix emailed me a certificate she'd earned from an online course. It had a gold seal, an
Electronic Health Records
Electronic Health Records HIPAA Compliance in 2026
A single misconfigured EHR server exposed the protected health information of 3.9 million patients at Advocate Medical Group — and cost the organization $5.55
Protected Health Information
Which of the Following Is Protected Health Information?
A front-desk employee at a cardiology clinic in Texas faxed a patient's billing statement to the wrong number. The document included a name,
HIPAA Laws
HIPAA Laws: What Most Organizations Still Get Wrong
A hospital in Louisiana lost $480,000 because a single employee snooped through a patient's medical record out of curiosity. Not a hacker.
HIPAA Business Associate
HIPAA Business Associate Rules You Can't Afford to Ignore
In 2018, a medical billing company called Advanced Care Hospitalists paid $500,000 to settle with HHS after a business associate they'd hired
Healthcare Fraud and Abuse
What Is Fraud and Abuse in Healthcare? A HIPAA Guide
A front-desk employee at a Florida clinic bills Medicare for physical therapy sessions that never happened. A physician upcodes patient visits — documenting complex evaluations when
HIPAA Compliance Definition
HIPAA Compliance Definition: What It Actually Means
A $4.3 Million Fine Started with a Missing Definition In 2016, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center lost three unencrypted devices containing
Business Associates
What Are Business Associates Under HIPAA?
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
HIPAA Basics
HIPAA Is the Acronym Used For: What It Really Means
I once watched a hospital administrator spell it "HIPPA" on a slide deck in front of 200 employees. Nobody corrected her. That moment
Fraud Waste and Abuse
Fraud Waste and Abuse: What HIPAA Teams Miss
A physician in Texas billed Medicare for over 5,000 hours of home health services in a single year. That's roughly 14 hours