HIPAA
HIPAA in 2026: What Every Covered Entity Must Get Right
A Fax Machine, a $4.75 Million Penalty, and Why HIPAA Still Catches Organizations Off Guard In 2020, a large health system called Premera Blue
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Covered Entity
Covered Entity HIPAA: Who Qualifies and Why It Matters
A $5.1 Million Mistake Started with One Wrong Assumption In 2017, Memorial Healthcare System paid $5.1 million to settle with the Office for
HIPAA Eligibility
HIPAA Eligibility: Who Must Comply and Why It Matters
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice in New England that had never conducted a risk analysis, never issued a Notice of Privacy Practices,
HIPAA Fines
HIPAA Fines for Non Compliance: What You Risk in 2024
In February 2023, OCR settled with Banner Health for $1.25 million after a breach affecting over 2.81 million individuals exposed systemic failures in
HIPAA Privacy Rule
HIPAA Gives Privacy Protection For: Who Is Actually Covered
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice in New England for $50,000 after a patient filed a complaint that the practice had disclosed
HIPAA in a Nutshell
HIPAA in a Nutshell: What Every Healthcare Org Must Know
In 2023 alone, OCR settled or imposed civil money penalties in cases totaling over $4 million — and the majority involved failures that any organization with
HIPAA Basics
HIPAA Is Also Referred to as the Kennedy-Kassebaum Act
When OCR issues a corrective action plan or levies a six-figure penalty, the enforcement letter doesn't reference some obscure regulation — it cites the
HIPAA Law California
HIPAA Law California: What Healthcare Orgs Must Know
When HIPAA Law California Compliance Gets Complicated In 2023, a mid-sized California medical group discovered the hard way that complying with federal HIPAA rules wasn&
HIPAA Mandate
HIPAA Mandate: What Your Organization Must Do Now
In February 2024, OCR announced a $4.75 million settlement with Montefiore Medical Center after a former employee stole the protected health information of over
HIPAA Medical Privacy
HIPAA Medical Privacy: What Covered Entities Get Wrong
In February 2024, OCR settled with a New England health system for $1.3 million after investigators found that staff had been accessing patient records
Notice of Privacy Practices
HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices Requirements Explained
In 2022, OCR settled with a dental practice in New England for $30,000 after an investigation revealed — among other violations — that the practice had
HIPAA Privacy Rule
HIPAA Privacy and Security Rule: What Your Organization Must Know
In February 2024, OCR settled with a healthcare system for $4.75 million after investigators found the organization had failed to conduct an enterprise-wide risk