PHI HIPAA
PHI HIPAA Rules: What Counts as Protected Health Info
A Receptionist Emailed a Spreadsheet — and It Cost $1.5 Million In 2018, a staff member at Cottage Health sent an unencrypted file containing patient
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HIPAA Basics
Foundational HIPAA concepts and definitions
PHI
PHI Meaning in HIPAA: What Actually Counts as Protected Data
A front-desk employee at a Texas dental practice texted a photo of a patient's insurance card to her personal phone so she could
PHI
What PHI Means: A Plain-English HIPAA Guide
A front-desk receptionist at a small dermatology clinic in Connecticut texted a patient's lab results to the wrong phone number. She didn'
HIPAA Compliance Meaning
HIPAA Compliance Meaning: What It Actually Requires
A $4.3 Million Wake-Up Call in the Waiting Room In 2023, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) settled with Lafourche Medical Group for
PHI
PHI Stands For: What It Means and Why It Matters
A Single Fax Changed Everything for This Clinic A dermatology practice in New England lost $150,000 in a settlement with the Office for Civil
HIPAA Title 1
What Does Title 1 of HIPAA Cover? A Clear Guide
A woman in Ohio loses her job on a Friday. By Monday, her daughter needs emergency surgery. Before 1996, that gap in employment could have
PHI Meaning
PHI Meaning: What Protected Health Information Really Covers
A Receptionist, a Fax Machine, and a $1.5 Million Problem A few years ago, I watched a small physician's practice unravel over
PHI Definition
PHI HIPAA Definition: What Actually Counts as PHI
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
HIPAA Basics
HIPAA Is Also Referred to as the Kennedy-Kassebaum Act
The Law With Two Names That Every Healthcare Worker Should Know I was running a compliance workshop for a hospital system in Atlanta when a
HIPAA History
When Was HIPAA Established? The 1996 Law Still Biting in 2026
Here's a detail that trips up almost everyone I train: people search "when was HIPPA established" — misspelling and all — and still
Covered Entity
Define Covered Entity: Who HIPAA Actually Applies To
Last year, a small chiropractic clinic in Indiana called me in a panic. They'd just received a letter from the Office for Civil
HIPAA PHI
HIPAA PHI: What Counts as Protected Health Information
A Receptionist, a Fax Machine, and a $1.5 Million Mistake In 2018, a staff member at a large health plan faxed a patient'