A collection of 22 posts
In 2018, a medical billing company called Advanced Care Hospitalists paid $500,000 to settle with OCR after a business associate it hired gained access
A hospital administrator once told me she thought there were only three reasons you could share patient data: treatment, payment, and "when the lawyers
The Spreadsheet That Cost a Health System $4.3 Million In 2023, Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital settled with OCR for $240,000 after 23 security
A paralegal calls your office on a Tuesday afternoon. She says she's sending over a subpoena for a patient's medical records
In February 2023, Banner Health agreed to pay $1.25 million to the Office for Civil Rights after a breach exposed the electronic protected health
I was reviewing a compliance plan for a mid-size cardiology practice last year when I spotted something that stopped me cold. Their entire policy manual
A dental hygienist gets a needlestick injury. The office manager logs the incident in the OSHA Sharps Injury Log. Then she emails the details — including
The Clinic That Had 47 Policies and Zero Compliance Last year I walked into a mid-sized orthopedic practice that proudly handed me a three-ring binder.
A physician in South Florida refers every knee surgery patient to the same imaging center. In return, the imaging center pays him a monthly "
A $4.75 Million Wake-Up Call for Organizations That Thought They Were Covered In 2023, Banner Health paid $1.25 million to settle with OCR
A hospital employee in Texas pulls up a patient's full medical record to verify an insurance code. She only needs the diagnosis and
A $4.75 Million Wake-Up Call That Started With a Checkbox In 2023, Banner Health paid $1.25 million to settle with OCR after investigators
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