HIPAA and Privacy Act Training
HIPAA and Privacy Act Training: What You Must Know
A hospital in Texas fired a records clerk in 2023 after she accessed the medical files of 14 patients she had no clinical reason to
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HIPAA Training
HIPAA compliance training resources and best practices for healthcare professionals
HIPAA Administrative Safeguards
How Many Administrative Areas Apply to HIPAA Regulations?
A single missing risk assessment cost Premera Blue Cross $6.85 million in 2020. Not a breach of millions of records — though that happened too.
HIPAA Telehealth
HIPAA Telehealth Guidance: What HHS OCR Expects in 2026
The Enforcement Hammer Dropped — and Telehealth Was in the Crosshairs In March 2023, HHS OCR announced that the telehealth enforcement discretion period — the pandemic-era flexibility
HIPAA Certified
HIPAA Certified: What It Really Means in 2026
Last month, a clinic administrator told me she'd hired a new medical assistant who was "HIPAA certified." She said it with
HIPAA Training
OSHA and HIPAA Training for Dental Offices Online
Last year, a two-dentist practice in the Midwest got hit with a corrective action plan from OCR — not because of a massive data breach, but
HIPAA Exempt
HIPAA Exempt: Who Actually Qualifies and Who Doesn't
A gym owner in Texas once told me, straight-faced, that his business was HIPAA exempt because he wasn't a doctor. He collected health
HIPAA Basics
What Is Meant by HIPAA? A Practical Guide for 2026
Last year, a solo-practice dermatologist in Connecticut called me in a panic. She'd just received a letter from the Office for Civil Rights
HIPAA Privacy Violation
HIPAA Privacy Violation: What It Costs and How It Happens
A nurse in Tennessee pulls up her ex-husband's medical records after a custody dispute. A front desk worker in Colorado texts a photo
Privacy Rule
Privacy Rule HIPAA Summary: What You Actually Need to Know
A $4.75 Million Mistake That Started With One Misunderstood Rule In 2022, Memorial Hermann Health System paid a $2.4 million settlement to HHS
ePHI Breach Examples
Which Example Is a Breach of ePHI? Real Cases Explained
A Stolen Laptop. A $1.5 Million Fine. One Unlocked Screen. In 2018, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center lost a $4.3
Who Created HIPAA
Who Created HIPAA? The Real Story Behind the Law
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&
HIPAA Sample Policies
HIPAA Sample Policies: What Actually Works in 2026
A 340-bed hospital in Idaho downloaded a set of HIPAA sample policies from the internet in 2019, dropped their logo on each page, and filed