HIPAA Basics
What Is the Function of HIPAA? A Practical Guide
In 2023 alone, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) settled or imposed penalties in dozens of enforcement actions totaling tens of millions of dollars
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Healthcare Regulations
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HIPAA Compliance
OSHA and HIPAA: How These Two Laws Overlap
A medical practice manager recently told me her staff assumed that because they completed annual OSHA bloodborne pathogen training, they had also satisfied their HIPAA
Privacy Law Healthcare
Privacy Law Healthcare: What Covered Entities Must Know
In February 2024, OCR settled with a Louisiana medical group for $480,000 after determining that the organization had failed to provide patients timely access
HIPAA Updates
Recent HIPAA Updates: What Changed and What You Must Do
In December 2023, HHS published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would represent the most significant overhaul of the HIPAA Security Rule since its