HIPAA compliance training resources and best practices for healthcare professionals
In 2023, OCR settled with a business associate — a medical records management company — for $100,000 after an investigation revealed failures to safeguard protected health
When OCR investigated a small dental practice in 2023 for an impermissible disclosure of protected health information, the first document they requested was proof of
In 2023, OCR settled with a covered entity for $1.3 million after investigators discovered that workforce members had never received adequate HIPAA training — despite
How a non-profit trained 3,200 volunteer community health workers on HIPAA in six weeks during the pandemic using HIPAA Certify's automated platform.
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice in New England for $50,000 after investigators found that the organization had no documented workforce training
Why Employers Are Requiring Dual Certifications — and What Happens When You Don't Have Them In late 2023, a mid-size dental practice in Texas
When a Texas-based hospital system was fined by the state attorney general for failing to train its workforce on state-specific privacy requirements, the organization'
In 2023, a mid-size health plan received a corrective action from OCR after an investigation revealed that staff responsible for processing electronic claims had never
At least once a month, a compliance officer asks me the same question: "Where do we get our official HHS HIPAA certification?" The
In February 2024, OCR settled with a Louisiana medical group for $480,000 after an investigation revealed — among other failures — that the organization had never
Every few months, I see the same search spike: healthcare workers and small practices looking for HIPAA and bloodborne pathogen certification free options online. The
A vendor tells your compliance officer their software is "HIPAA approved." A business associate sends over a marketing sheet stamped with a green
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