A collection of 90 posts
A pediatric dental office in Indianapolis left a box of patient charts on the curb for recycling. A passerby took a photo, posted it to
A surgeon's scheduling whiteboard in a busy hallway. A screenshot of a patient portal texted between nurses. A spreadsheet of lab results emailed
A Nurse Looked Up Her Neighbor's Medical Records. It Cost Her Employer $1.44 Million. In 2023, the HHS Office for Civil Rights
A Law That Turned HIPAA From Paper Tiger to Predator In 2009, a hospital in Texas left 35,000 patient records exposed on a publicly
A Single Text Message Cost This Health System $1.19 Million In 2023, a nurse at a mid-sized clinic texted a patient's lab
A small dental practice in Georgia thought they were HIPAA compliant because they had patients sign a privacy form at the front desk. Then OCR
Let me clear something up before we go any further. If you searched for "hippa risk assessment," you're looking for the
A small pediatric clinic in Colorado thought they had HIPAA handled. They'd trained their staff once — back in 2014. When OCR came knocking
In February 2011, a health plan called Cignet Health of Prince George's County, Maryland received a $4.3 million civil monetary penalty from
A therapist I consulted with last year was using the standard Google Voice app to confirm appointments, send session reminders, and even discuss medication changes
The Text That Cost a Practice Everything A physician texted a colleague a photo of a patient's wound for a quick consult. Standard
A single unencrypted laptop stolen from a parked car cost Concentra Health Services $1,725,220. The laptop contained patient names, dates of birth, Social
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