PHI
What Does PHI Mean in Healthcare? A Real-World Guide
A Receptionist, a Fax Machine, and a $1.5 Million Fine A few years ago, I consulted with a specialty clinic where a front-desk employee
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HIPAA Compliance
HIPAA regulations, compliance requirements, and violation prevention
HIPAA Compliance
HIPAA Compliance for Medical Billing in Telehealth
A Single Telehealth Claim Triggered a $1.5 Million Investigation A mid-size behavioral health practice in the Southeast thought they had telehealth billing figured out.
OSHA Compliance
What Is OSHA Compliant and How Does It Relate to HIPAA?
A home health agency in Texas got hit with two separate federal investigations in the same quarter — one from OSHA for failing to maintain a
HIPAA Privacy Risk Analysis
HIPAA Privacy Risk Analysis: What Most Orgs Get Wrong
A $4.75 Million Fine That Started With One Missing Document In 2023, OCR settled with Lafourche Medical Group for $480,000 after a phishing
Parts of HIPAA
Parts of HIPAA: A Practical Guide to Every Title
Most People Only Know Two of the Five Parts of HIPAA I was running a compliance workshop for a mid-size hospital system last year when
HIPAA Privacy Rule
The HIPAA Privacy Rule Provides Patients the Right to Request
A Mother Waited 18 Months for Her Son's Medical Records. Then OCR Got Involved. In 2019, Cignet Health of Prince George's
HIPAA Titles
5 Titles of HIPAA: What Each One Actually Covers
Here's something that surprises most people in healthcare: the law they cite every single day — HIPAA — has five distinct sections, and the vast
PHI
What Is Considered PHI Under HIPAA? A Field Guide
A hospital receptionist emails a patient's lab results to the wrong address. A dental office posts a before-and-after photo on Instagram — with the
HIPAA and OSHA Training
HIPAA and OSHA Training: What Your Practice Needs
A dental office in Georgia got hit with two enforcement actions in the same quarter — one from OSHA for bloodborne pathogen violations, one from OCR
HIPAA Exceptions
Under Which HIPAA Exception Do Drivers Access PHI?
A FedEx driver picks up a sealed box of patient records from a hospital's loading dock every Tuesday at 3 p.m. A
HIPAA Exceptions
When Does HIPAA Not Apply? Surprising Exceptions
A personal trainer asks a client about her recent knee surgery. A school nurse hands a student's immunization record to a teacher. A
HIPPA Compliance Certification
HIPPA Compliance Certification: What You Actually Need
The Typo That 14,000 People Search for Every Month Let's get the elephant out of the room. You searched for HIPPA compliance