Content about HIPAA Privacy Rule requirements and training.
The HR Director Who Shared Too Much Last year, an HR director at a mid-sized manufacturing company forwarded an employee's medical leave documentation
You're Searching for a "HIPPA Privacy Form" — Let's Fix That First Every week, thousands of people search for a
Most people in healthcare think HIPAA is a privacy law. It is — but that's only one piece. The full statute contains five distinct
The Statement That Trips Up Even Experienced Compliance Officers Here's a question I've watched rooms full of healthcare professionals get wrong:
A Law Signed in 1996 That Didn't Really Bite Until Years Later Here's a question I get surprisingly often from compliance
It's HIPAA, Not HIPPA — and It's Older Than You Think I get this question more than almost any other: when was
A hospital employee in Texas pulls up a patient's full medical record to verify an insurance code. She only needs the diagnosis and
A $4.3 Million Fine Started with a Missing Definition In 2016, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center lost three unencrypted devices containing
The Penalty That Started With an Untrained Receptionist In 2018, Cottage Health paid $3 million to settle with HHS after a breach exposed over 62,
A Single Spreadsheet Cost This Health Plan $6.85 Million In 2023, Premera Blue Cross agreed to a $6.85 million settlement with HHS after
A hospital in Texas once faxed a patient's psychiatric records to the wrong physician's office — a solo practitioner across town who
A Law Born From Insurance Horror Stories In 1995, a single mother in Texas lost her health insurance after switching jobs — not because she couldn&
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