HIPAA Security Rule
The HIPAA Security Rule's Broader Objectives Explained
In 2018, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center lost a Supreme Court appeal and got stuck with a $4.3 million penalty — all
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ePHI Protection
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PHI and HIPAA
PHI and HIPAA: What Every Healthcare Worker Must Know
A front-desk employee at a small cardiology practice in Arizona forwarded a patient's lab results to the wrong email address. One mistake. One
HIPAA Cloud Security
HIPAA Cloud Security: What You're Getting Wrong
A $4.75 Million Cloud Assumption In 2020, a health system executive told me their patient data was "totally secure" because they'
HIPAA Security Awareness and Training
HIPAA Security Awareness and Training: What Most Get Wrong
A $4.3 Million Settlement Started with One Untrained Employee In 2016, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center lost an unencrypted laptop and
PHI PII Data
PHI PII Data: What Healthcare Workers Must Know
A hospital billing clerk copies a spreadsheet of patient names, Social Security numbers, and diagnosis codes onto a USB drive to finish work at home.
Technical Safeguards
Technical Safeguards Are Your First Line of ePHI Defense
A $4.3 Million Penalty Started With One Missing Safeguard In 2016, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center lost three unencrypted devices containing
PHI and HIPAA
PHI and HIPAA: What Every Healthcare Worker Must Know
A Single Misrouted Fax Cost This Clinic $125,000 A small physician practice in Tennessee faxed a patient's lab results to a local
Technical Safeguards
Technical Safeguards Are: Your HIPAA Security Backbone
A $4.3 Million Penalty That Started with a Missing Safeguard In 2016, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center lost an unencrypted laptop
HIPAA Privacy Rule
What Are the Privacy Rules of HIPAA? A Plain Guide
A Single Fax to the Wrong Number Cost One Health System $4.3 Million In 2016, Advocate Health Care Network agreed to a $5.55
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&
Breach of Protected Health Information
Breach of Protected Health Information: Real Costs
A Single Stolen Laptop Started a $4.3 Million Nightmare In 2014, a workforce member at MD Anderson Cancer Center lost an unencrypted laptop containing
HIPAA Security Certification
HIPAA Security Certification: What It Really Gets You
A compliance officer at a midsize cardiology practice once told me she'd spent $4,200 on a "HIPAA security certification" for