HIPAA regulations, compliance requirements, and violation prevention
A 22-employee cardiology practice in Tennessee paid $2.3 million to settle HIPAA violations in 2020 — and the root cause wasn't a sophisticated
Here's something that surprises most people in healthcare: HHS does not issue or endorse any official certification for HIPAA. There's no
Last year I got a call from the owner of a medical billing company in Ohio. She'd just received a letter from the
The Text That Cost a Practice Everything A physician texted a colleague a photo of a patient's wound for a quick consult. Standard
The Part of HIPAA Nobody Reads — Until It Costs Them In 1996, Congress passed HIPAA with a goal most people have forgotten. It wasn'
The Spreadsheet That Cost a Health System $5.1 Million In 2017, Memorial Healthcare System paid $5.1 million to HHS after employees accessed the
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
The Vendor That Cost a Health System $4.3 Million In 2016, Advocate Health Care agreed to pay $5.55 million to HHS after multiple
A Receptionist, a Fax Machine, and a $1.5 Million Mistake I once worked with a specialty clinic where a front-desk employee faxed a patient&
In 2018, a medical records company called Advanced Care Hospitalists paid $500,000 to settle HIPAA violations after a billing services contractor gained access to
A compliance officer at a midsize cardiology practice once told me she'd spent $4,200 on a "HIPAA security certification" for
A medical practice in New York thought they'd saved money by pulling together a makeshift HIPAA training for employees from scattered online resources
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