HIPAA Laws
What Do HIPAA Laws Protect? A Compliance Guide
In February 2024, OCR settled with a Louisiana medical group for $480,000 after a phishing attack exposed the protected health information of over 34,
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HIPAA Compliance
HIPAA regulations, compliance requirements, and violation prevention
PHI
What Do the Letters PHI Stand For in HIPAA?
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice in New England for $50,000 after an investigation revealed that front-desk staff had been disclosing patient
HIPAA Basics
What Does HIPAA Mean? A Compliance Expert Explains
In 2024, OCR settled a HIPAA enforcement case with Montefiore Medical Center for $4.75 million after a workforce member stole protected health information on
Minimum Necessary Standard
What Does It Mean to Follow the Minimum Necessary Standard
In 2022, a specialty clinic in the Midwest disclosed an entire patient record — surgical history, psychiatric notes, billing details — to an employer conducting a routine
HIPAA Basics
What Does the Abbreviation HIPAA Mean? Purpose Explained
In 2023, OCR settled with a health system for $1.3 million after investigators found systemic failures in safeguarding patient records — failures that traced back
HIPAA Security Rule
What Does the HIPAA Security Rule Establish Safeguards to Protect?
In February 2024, OCR announced a $4.75 million settlement with Montefiore Medical Center after a former employee stole electronic protected health information (ePHI) of
Privacy Rule
What Does the Privacy Rule Grant to Patients?
In 2023, OCR settled with a health system for $40,000 after the organization failed to provide a patient timely access to her own medical
HIPAA Violations
What Happens If You Violate HIPAA: Penalties Explained
In February 2023, OCR settled with Banner Health for $1.25 million after a breach affecting over 2.81 million individuals exposed systemic failures in
HIPAA Compliance
What Information Is Not Protected by HIPAA
A hospital's HR department shared an employee's sick leave records with a manager, and the employee filed a complaint with the
HIPAA BAA
What Is a HIPAA BAA and Why Your Organization Needs One
In 2023, OCR settled with a health system for $1.25 million after discovering that the organization had allowed a vendor to access protected health
HIPAA Rules
What Is a HIPAA Rule? A Practical Compliance Guide
In 2023, OCR settled with Banner Health for $1.25 million after a breach affecting nearly 3 million individuals exposed critical failures across multiple HIPAA
HIPAA Violation
What Is a Violation of HIPAA? Real Examples and Risks
In February 2023, OCR settled with Banner Health for $1.25 million after a breach affected nearly 3 million patients — the result of insufficient access