Content about HIPAA Privacy Rule requirements and training.
A Single Provision That Changed American Healthcare Forever In 1996, a bill signed into law quietly rewired how every hospital, insurer, and physician practice in
August 21, 1996 — The Day Most People Get Wrong Ask a room full of compliance officers about the HIPAA start date, and you'll
Not Everything Is a Violation — But Most People Don't Know Where the Line Is A nurse at a mid-size hospital once told me
A therapist in private practice once told me she didn't think HIPAA applied to her because she wasn't a hospital. A
A Lab Director's $100,000 Mistake Over a Spreadsheet Column A lab director at a mid-size hospital once told me she'd
A woman in California walked into her new dermatologist's office and discovered something unsettling. Her previous provider — a physician she'd left
The Conversation a Patient Overheard in Your Waiting Room A patient sits in your waiting room. She hears the receptionist confirm an appointment for another
A hospital employee in Texas pulled up the medical records of 4,000 patients she had no clinical reason to access. She was checking on
A Funeral Home Called Me About a HIPAA Violation A few years ago, I got a call from an administrator at a mid-size hospital system.
A hospital receptionist in Texas called a patient's employer to confirm an upcoming surgery date. She thought she was being helpful. That single
A Single Fax to the Wrong Number Cost One Health System $4.3 Million In 2016, Advocate Health Care Network agreed to a $5.55
A hospital employee in Texas forwarded a patient's appointment confirmation to a personal email so she could "follow up from home."
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