HIPAA compliance training resources and best practices for healthcare professionals
Two Certifications, One Confused Workforce A medical office manager in Tampa once told me her entire front-desk staff thought their annual bloodborne pathogens training "
A single stolen laptop cost Lifespan Health System $1,040,000. Not because the laptop itself was valuable — it was worth maybe $800. The penalty
A Nurse, a Waiting Room, and a $4.3 Million Problem In 2016, a nurse at a New York hospital mentioned a patient's
A woman in Ohio loses her job on a Friday. By Monday, her daughter needs emergency surgery. Before 1996, that gap in employment could have
The Chain of Liability Nobody Wants to Think About In 2018, a medical transcription company called Advanced Medical Practice Management paid a $500,000 settlement
A Receptionist, a Fax Machine, and a $1.5 Million Problem A few years ago, I watched a small physician's practice unravel over
A medical receptionist forwards a patient's appointment reminder to her personal email so she can "finish up at home." That email
The Law With Two Names That Every Healthcare Worker Should Know I was running a compliance workshop for a hospital system in Atlanta when a
A therapist in Florida conducts a video session with a patient using a consumer-grade messaging app. No encryption. No business associate agreement. No documentation of
The Filing Cabinet That Cost a Hospital $2.3 Million In 2018, Cottage Health in California settled with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) for
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
A fitness app company thought HIPAA had nothing to do with them — until HHS came knocking. A county hospital assumed their janitorial contractor didn'
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