HIPAA Rules
What Are the Two Main Rules of HIPAA? A Clear Guide
In 2018, a small insurance company called Anthem paid $16 million to the Office for Civil Rights — the largest HIPAA settlement in history at that
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HIPAA Training
HIPAA compliance training resources and best practices for healthcare professionals
HIPAA and OSHA Certification Online
HIPAA and OSHA Certification Online: What Actually Counts
Last year, a medical office manager in Ohio told me she'd purchased a bundled "HIPAA and OSHA certification online" package for
HIPAA Authorizations
HIPAA Authorizations: What Most Covered Entities Get Wrong
A hospital in Texas released ten years of a patient's psychiatric records to an employer — all because a front-desk employee accepted an authorization
HIPAA Compliance
HIPAA Compliance Requirements for Telehealth Apps
A Telehealth Startup's $1.5 Million Wake-Up Call In 2023, a mental health telehealth company called Cerebral agreed to a $7.1 million
HIPAA Compliance
Who Is Responsible for Implementing HIPAA Regulations?
In 2018, a small Texas health plan paid $100,000 to settle HIPAA violations after a breach involving fewer than 500 individuals. The organization'
HIPAA Disclosure Accounting
Under HIPAA a Disclosure Accounting Is Required: What to Know
A patient walks into your front office and asks for a list of everyone you've shared their medical records with over the past
HIPAA Release Form
HIPPA Release Form: What You Actually Need to Know
Every single week, someone walks into a clinic, a law office, or an HR department and asks for a "hippa release form." I&
PHI
PHI Is an Acronym For: What It Means Under HIPAA
A Single Fax Changed Everything for This Clinic A dermatology practice in New England accidentally faxed a patient's lab results to a local
HIPAA Policy
HIPPA Policy or HIPAA Policy? What You Actually Need
You're Spelling It Wrong — And That's the Least of Your Problems Every week, thousands of people search for "hippa policy.
Minimum Necessary Rule
When Does the Minimum Necessary Rule Not Apply?
A hospital compliance officer once told me she spent three months building an elaborate minimum necessary policy — role-based access matrices, tiered authorization levels, the works.
HIPAA Enforcement
HIPAA Enforced By: Who Actually Holds You Accountable
A $4.75 Million Penalty — And the Office That Signed It In 2022, a single medical center in New York received a $4.75 million
HIPAA Lawsuit
HIPAA Lawsuit: What Actually Triggers One in 2026
A surgeon in Oklahoma texts a patient's lab results to the wrong phone number. Three weeks later, the patient's attorney files