HIPAA Training
HIPAA Training for New Employees: What to Cover First
Day One Is Where Most Breaches Start Last year, I worked with a pediatric clinic in Ohio that had been running for eleven years without
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HIPAA Compliance
HIPAA regulations, compliance requirements, and violation prevention
HIIPA Meaning
HIIPA Meaning: What People Really Search For
Every week, thousands of people type "hiipa meaning" into Google. I know because I watch the search data. Here's what'
HIPAA Business Associate Agreement
HIPAA Business Associate Agreement: What You Must Get Right
A medical billing company in Tennessee exposed the records of 300,000 patients — and the hospital that hired them paid the price. Not because the
PHI
Is Phone Number PHI? What HIPAA Actually Says
A Single Phone Number Cost This Health Plan $6.85 Million In 2018, Premera Blue Cross agreed to pay $6.85 million to the Office
Criminal Penalties for HIPAA Violations
Criminal Penalties for HIPAA Violations: What You Risk
A Nurse in Tennessee Got Four Years in Federal Prison In 2022, a former employee of a Tennessee medical clinic was sentenced to federal prison
Business Associate Definition
Business Associate Definition: What HIPAA Actually Requires
The Vendor That Cost a Health Plan $4.3 Million In 2016, Advocate Health Care Network agreed to pay $5.55 million to settle multiple
HIPAA Training
HIPAA Training for Healthcare Workers: What Works
Last year, a 14-person physical therapy clinic in the Midwest got hit with a corrective action plan after a random OCR audit. The finding? Their
PHI Examples
PHI Examples HIPAA: 18 Identifiers You Must Protect
A Faxed Lab Report Sent to the Wrong Number Started It All A nurse at a mid-size clinic in Minnesota faxed a patient's
Healthcare Emergency Management
Healthcare Emergency Management: HIPAA Rules Still Apply
The Hurricane That Exposed More Than a Hospital's Roof In 2017, Hurricane Harvey flooded a major Texas hospital system. Staff scrambled to evacuate
Electronic Health Records
What Act Outlines the Use of Electronic Health Records
In 2011, a small cardiology practice in Phoenix switched from paper charts to an electronic health record system. Within six months, an unencrypted laptop containing
Covered Entity vs Business Associate
Covered Entity vs Business Associate: Key Differences
A few years ago, I got a call from the CEO of a mid-sized billing company. His team had been processing claims for a hospital
EHR and HIPAA
EHR and HIPAA: What Every Practice Gets Wrong
A $4.3 Million Wake-Up Call Buried in an EHR Audit Log In 2023, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center lost its years-long