A collection of 90 posts
The Chain of Liability Nobody Wants to Think About In 2018, a medical transcription company called Advanced Medical Practice Management paid a $500,000 settlement
A hospital employee in Texas looked up her ex-husband's medical records after a nasty divorce. No treatment purpose. No payment reason. Pure curiosity
A therapist in Florida conducts a video session with a patient using a consumer-grade messaging app. No encryption. No business associate agreement. No documentation of
The Receptionist Who Cost a Health System $4.3 Million In 2023, OCR settled with Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital after discovering that 23 security guards
A billing coordinator at a mid-size orthopedic practice clicks a single portal link every morning. That one login gives her access to patient treatment records
A $4.3 Million Mistake That Started With a Shared Folder In 2016, Advocate Health Care Network paid $5.55 million to settle HIPAA violations
It's Spelled HIPAA — But the Consequences Are Real Either Way Let me save you from a meeting embarrassment I've watched play
A $4.3 Million Mistake That Started With a Spreadsheet In 2016, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center lost an unencrypted USB drive
A Single Text Cost This Health System $150,000 I got a call from a clinic manager in Texas last year. One of her nurses
A Receptionist, a Fax Machine, and a $1.5 Million Mistake In 2018, a staff member at a large health plan faxed a patient'
A Single Number That Cost a Health System $2.4 Million In 2018, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center lost an unencrypted USB
A mid-sized cardiology practice in the Southeast migrated their patient records to a popular cloud platform in 2021. They chose a reputable vendor. They assumed
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