HIPAA Risk Assessment Services
HIPAA Risk Assessment Services: What Actually Works
A dermatology practice in New England paid a vendor $4,000 for a "comprehensive HIPAA risk assessment." What they got back was a
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HIPAA Compliance
HIPAA regulations, compliance requirements, and violation prevention
Healthcare Kickbacks
What Are Kickbacks in Healthcare? A HIPAA Guide
The Referral Fee That Cost a Hospital System $260 Million In 2023, a Tennessee-based hospital operator agreed to pay $260 million to resolve allegations that
HIPAA and Privacy Act Training
HIPAA and Privacy Act Training: What You Must Know
A hospital in Texas fired a records clerk in 2023 after she accessed the medical files of 14 patients she had no clinical reason to
HIPAA Administrative Safeguards
How Many Administrative Areas Apply to HIPAA Regulations?
A single missing risk assessment cost Premera Blue Cross $6.85 million in 2020. Not a breach of millions of records — though that happened too.
HIPAA Certified
HIPAA Certified: What It Really Means in 2026
Last month, a clinic administrator told me she'd hired a new medical assistant who was "HIPAA certified." She said it with
Fraud Waste and Abuse
Fraud Waste and Abuse in Healthcare: A HIPAA Guide
A $4.7 Billion Problem Hiding in Your Organization's Blind Spots In 2023, the Department of Justice recovered over $2.68 billion in
HIPAA Online Training
HIPAA Online Training: What Actually Works in 2026
A receptionist at a New York medical practice forwarded a patient's lab results to her personal Gmail account so she could "finish
HIPAA Exempt
HIPAA Exempt: Who Actually Qualifies and Who Doesn't
A gym owner in Texas once told me, straight-faced, that his business was HIPAA exempt because he wasn't a doctor. He collected health
HIPAA Basics
What Is Meant by HIPAA? A Practical Guide for 2026
Last year, a solo-practice dermatologist in Connecticut called me in a panic. She'd just received a letter from the Office for Civil Rights
HIPAA Protected Health Information
What Information Is Protected Under HIPAA Law
A hospital in Texas once faxed a patient's psychiatric records to the wrong physician's office — a solo practitioner across town who
California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act
California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act Guide
A $4,350 Fine Per Patient Record — And That's Just the State Penalty A few years ago, I worked with a behavioral health
Privacy Rule
Privacy Rule HIPAA Summary: What You Actually Need to Know
A $4.75 Million Mistake That Started With One Misunderstood Rule In 2022, Memorial Hermann Health System paid a $2.4 million settlement to HHS