HIPAA regulations, compliance requirements, and violation prevention
In February 2023, Banner Health agreed to pay $1.25 million to the Office for Civil Rights after a hacking incident exposed the electronic protected
A Funeral Home Called Me About a HIPAA Violation A few years ago, I got a call from an administrator at a mid-size hospital system.
A front-desk employee at a small cardiology practice in Texas emailed a spreadsheet of patient names, diagnoses, and Social Security numbers to her personal Gmail
The Google Search That Preceded a $2.3 Million Penalty Somewhere in a small cardiology practice in 2018, an office manager typed "HIPAA online
In 2022, a Texas physician was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for a scheme involving illegal kickbacks, medically unnecessary home health services, and
A $4.3 Million Penalty That Started with a Missing Safeguard In 2016, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center lost an unencrypted laptop
A hospital employee in Texas once posted a photo of a whiteboard in a break room. In the background, barely legible, was a patient'
A Referral Bonus That Cost a Health System Everything In 2023, a Florida-based lab company agreed to pay $16 million to resolve allegations that it
A hospital receptionist in Texas called a patient's employer to confirm an upcoming surgery date. She thought she was being helpful. That single
The Filing Cabinet That Cost a Practice $150,000 A few years ago, I consulted with a mid-sized orthopedic group that had just moved offices.
A therapist in a small group practice mentioned a patient's name and diagnosis to a colleague in a crowded elevator. No chart was
A Patient's Name on a Sign-In Sheet Cost One Practice $125,000 I got a call from a clinic manager who was genuinely
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