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A hospital employee in Texas once looked up her ex-husband's medical records out of curiosity. She didn't change anything. She didn&
A Receptionist, a Phone Call, and a $1.5 Million Problem A hospital receptionist confirmed a patient's diagnosis to someone who claimed to
A hospital administrator once told me she thought there were only three reasons you could share patient data: treatment, payment, and "when the lawyers
In 2018, a medical records company called Advanced Care Hospitalists paid $500,000 to settle HIPAA violations after a billing services contractor gained access to
A hospital billing clerk in Texas pulls up a patient's full medical record — psychiatric notes, HIV status, substance abuse history — just to verify
In 2023, a dermatology practice in Massachusetts paid $150,000 to the Office for Civil Rights after a patient's medical photographs were disclosed
A hospital in Texas released three years of a patient's psychotherapy notes to an employer — based on a form the patient had signed
The Provision That Built Modern Healthcare Compliance In 1996, a senator from Kansas and a senator from Massachusetts got a bill signed into law that
A hospital in Phoenix gets slapped with a $1.7 million penalty for failing to protect patient records. The year is 2023. But rewind two
A paralegal calls your office on a Tuesday afternoon. She says she's sending over a subpoena for a patient's medical records
The Part of HIPAA Nobody Talks About — Until It Costs Them In 2016, Advocate Health Care Network agreed to a $5.55 million settlement with
A patient in the waiting room overhears a nurse call out another patient's name. A fax containing lab results lands on a shared
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