HIPAA Authorization
What Is a HIPAA Authorization? A Practical Guide
The Form That Stops Lawsuits — or Starts Them A surgeon's office in Texas faxed a patient's psychiatric records to an employer.
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HIPAA Forms
What Is a HIPAA Form? The Real Answer Beyond the Jargon
Last month, a medical office manager in Ohio called me in a panic. She'd just been told by a patient's attorney
HIPAA Authorization
HIPAA Authorization: What Counts, What Doesn't
A psychiatrist's office in Connecticut faxed 65 pages of therapy notes to a patient's employer. The patient had signed a form
HIPAA General Release Form
HIPAA General Release Form: What Your Organization Must Know
In 2023, a mid-size hospital system in the Southeast received a corrective action mandate from OCR after routinely using an outdated, overly broad release form
HIPAA Authorization
HIPAA Release Authorization Form: What Your Organization Must Include
In 2023, OCR investigated a mid-sized specialty clinic that had been using the same patient authorization form since 2009. The form lacked three of the
HIPAA Release of Information
HIPAA Release of Information Requirements Explained
In 2023, OCR settled with a New England dermatology practice for $300,640 after an investigation revealed the organization had disclosed protected health information to
HIPAA Forms
How to Fill Out a HIPAA Form: A Practical Guide
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice for $350,000 after an investigation revealed the organization was routinely using deficient authorization forms that failed
Release of Information
Release of Information Form HIPAA: What You Must Include
In 2023, a mid-sized hospital system in the Midwest paid $125,000 to settle an OCR investigation after it disclosed patient records based on an
Release of Information
Release of Information HIPAA Rules You Must Follow
In 2023, OCR settled with a New England dermatology practice for $300,640 after the organization failed to provide a patient timely access to their
HIPAA Authorization
What Is HIPAA Authorization at Kaiser: A Practical Guide
In 2024, Kaiser Permanente disclosed that a tracking technology breach potentially exposed the protected health information of 13.4 million individuals — one of the largest
Medical Release Form
What Is a Medical Release Form Under HIPAA Rules
In 2023, OCR settled with a New England dermatology practice for $300,640 after it disclosed a patient's protected health information to a
HIPAA Authorization
Authorization for Release of Health Information Form
In 2023, OCR settled with a New England dermatology practice for $300,640 after the organization disclosed protected health information to a patient's