HIPAA Privacy Rule
What Is the Purpose of HIPAA Privacy Rule? A Real Answer
A Nurse, a Waiting Room, and a $4.3 Million Problem In 2016, a nurse at a New York hospital mentioned a patient's
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HIPAA Privacy Rule
Content about HIPAA Privacy Rule requirements and training.
HIPAA Identifiers
HIPAA Identifiers: The 18 Data Points That Trigger Compliance
A Receptionist, a Spreadsheet, and 18 Data Points Nobody Counted A few years ago, I consulted for a mid-size clinic that had emailed a spreadsheet
Law Enforcement HIPAA Exception
Law Enforcement HIPAA Exception: What You Must Know
A detective walks into your emergency department, flashes a badge, and asks for a patient's blood alcohol level. Your nurse looks at the
HIPAA Authorization
Authorization Required: Which HIPAA Uses Demand One?
The Question That Trips Up Even Experienced Compliance Officers Last year, I watched a compliance officer at a mid-size hospital freeze during an audit when
PHI
What Is Not Considered PHI Under HIPAA: A Clear Guide
A hospital marketing director once asked me if the number of flu shots administered last October counted as protected health information. She wanted to use
PHI Identifiers
Which Is Not Considered a PHI Identifier Under HIPAA
A Single Data Point Tripped a $1.5 Million Settlement In 2018, a health plan called Anthem paid $16 million to the Office for Civil
Patient Identifiers
What Are Patient Identifiers? The 18 PHI Types You Must Know
A Single Spreadsheet Took Down a $3 Million Settlement In 2018, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center lost an unencrypted laptop and two
HIPAA Laws Protect
What HIPAA Laws Protect: Your PHI Rights Explained
A Single Fax Changed Everything for This Hospital In 2018, a hospital employee in Tennessee faxed a patient's psychiatric records to the wrong
Rules of HIPAA
Rules of HIPAA: What Every Covered Entity Must Know
A $4.3 Million Penalty That Started with One Missing Rule In 2016, Advocate Health Care Network paid $5.55 million to settle HIPAA violations
HIPAA Rules
HIPAA Rules: What Most People Get Wrong in 2026
It's HIPAA, Not HIPPA — And That Mistake Tells Me Everything I can tell how far along an organization is in its compliance journey
HIPAA Rules
What Rules Were Added to HIPAA: A Complete Timeline
When Congress passed HIPAA in 1996, the law was barely about privacy at all. It was a health insurance portability bill — designed to help people
HIPAA Privacy Rule
What Are the Privacy Rules of HIPAA? A Real-World Guide
A Nurse, a Hallway, and a $387,200 Penalty In 2019, the Office for Civil Rights settled with a medical center in Tennessee after staff