HIPAA Basics
Define HIPAA and Why It Was Established: A Real Guide
A $16 Million Wake-Up Call That Traces Back to 1996 In 2018, Anthem Inc. wrote a check to the U.S. Department of Health and
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HIPAA Compliance
HIPAA regulations, compliance requirements, and violation prevention
PHI Definition
What PHI Means in HIPAA: The Definition That Drives Everything
A Single Misunderstood Term Cost This Health Plan $6.85 Million In 2018, Premera Blue Cross agreed to pay $6.85 million to settle HIPAA
HIPAA Penalties
What Are the Penalties for HIPAA Violations in 2026?
In 2018, a small dermatology practice in Massachusetts called Adult & Pediatric Dermatology, P.C. paid $150,000 to settle a HIPAA case. The trigger?
HIPAA Law
Define HIPAA Law: What It Actually Means in 2026
A small dental practice in Georgia gets hit with a $70,000 penalty because a front-desk employee left a box of patient files on a
PHI Release Form
PHI Release Form: What Your Practice Gets Wrong
A Missing Checkbox Cost This Hospital $387,000 In 2019, Bayfront Health St. Petersburg agreed to a $85,000 corrective action settlement with OCR after
HIPAA Breach
Definition of HIPAA Breach: What Actually Triggers One
A Stolen Laptop, a Missing Exception, and a $3 Million Problem In 2018, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center lost an unencrypted laptop
Covered Entities
Covered Entities Include: Who HIPAA Actually Applies To
A few years ago, I got a call from the office manager of a chiropractic clinic in Texas. She was panicking. They'd just
PHI
What Does PHI Mean in Healthcare? A Real-World Guide
A Receptionist, a Fax Machine, and a $1.5 Million Fine A few years ago, I consulted with a specialty clinic where a front-desk employee
HIPAA Compliance
HIPAA Compliance for Medical Billing in Telehealth
A Single Telehealth Claim Triggered a $1.5 Million Investigation A mid-size behavioral health practice in the Southeast thought they had telehealth billing figured out.
OSHA Compliance
What Is OSHA Compliant and How Does It Relate to HIPAA?
A home health agency in Texas got hit with two separate federal investigations in the same quarter — one from OSHA for failing to maintain a
HIPAA Privacy Risk Analysis
HIPAA Privacy Risk Analysis: What Most Orgs Get Wrong
A $4.75 Million Fine That Started With One Missing Document In 2023, OCR settled with Lafourche Medical Group for $480,000 after a phishing
Parts of HIPAA
Parts of HIPAA: A Practical Guide to Every Title
Most People Only Know Two of the Five Parts of HIPAA I was running a compliance workshop for a mid-size hospital system last year when