HIPAA Authorization
HIPAA Authorization: What Counts, What Doesn't
A psychiatrist's office in Connecticut faxed 65 pages of therapy notes to a patient's employer. The patient had signed a form
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HIPAA Compliance
HIPAA regulations, compliance requirements, and violation prevention
HIPAA Security Rule
The HIPAA Security Rule Applies to Which of the Following?
A community hospital in Yakima, Washington lost an unencrypted laptop in 2013. That single device held the electronic protected health information of 524 patients. The
HIPAA Rules
HIPAA Rules: What Most Organizations Still Get Wrong
A Single Fax Machine Cost This Hospital $4.8 Million In 2019, a fax at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital sent a patient's PHI to the
HIPAA Course
HIPAA Course: What Your Team Actually Needs in 2026
A $4.3 Million Wake-Up Call That Started With Bad Training In 2023, the University of Washington Medicine paid $750,000 to settle with OCR
HIPAA Compliance
The Good Nurse: The HIPAA Excuse That Cost Patients Their Lives
Hospitals claimed HIPAA prevented them from reporting a dangerous nurse. They were wrong. A compliance expert breaks down what really happened—and the lessons every healthcare organization should learn.
HIPAA Compliance
HIPAA Violations Nurses Must Avoid: Protect Your Career and Your Patients
Learn about common HIPAA violations that can end nursing careers, real enforcement cases, and how proper training protects you and your patients.
HIPAA Eligibility
HIPAA Eligibility: Who Must Comply and Why It Matters
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice in New England that had never conducted a risk analysis, never issued a Notice of Privacy Practices,
HIPAA Fines
HIPAA Fines for Non Compliance: What You Risk in 2024
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 Training
HIPAA for Healthcare Workers Overview Post Test Guide
A hospital system in the Midwest recently terminated three employees after a post-training assessment revealed they could not correctly identify what constitutes protected health information
HIPAA General Release Form
HIPAA General Release Form: What Your Organization Must Know
In 2023, a mid-size hospital system in the Southeast received a corrective action mandate from OCR after routinely using an outdated, overly broad release form
HIPAA Privacy Rule
HIPAA Gives Privacy Protection For: Who Is Actually Covered
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice in New England for $50,000 after a patient filed a complaint that the practice had disclosed
HIPAA Goals
HIPAA Goals: The Core Objectives Your Organization Must Meet
In February 2024, OCR announced a $4.75 million settlement with Montefiore Medical Center after a former employee stole the protected health information of over