How to Protect PHI
How to Protect PHI: A Field Guide from the Frontlines
A Stolen Laptop, a $3 Million Fine, and a Lesson in How NOT to Protect PHI In 2016, the University of Mississippi Medical Center paid
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OCR Enforcement
Office for Civil Rights HIPAA enforcement actions, investigations, and compliance strategies
HIPAA Rules and Regulations
HIPAA Rules and Regulations: What Actually Matters
A hospital employee in South Carolina pulls up her ex-husband's medical record to see if he really went to that appointment he mentioned.
HIPAA Training
HIPAA Training for New Employees: What to Cover First
Day One Is Where Most Breaches Start Last year, I worked with a pediatric clinic in Ohio that had been running for eleven years without
HIIPA Meaning
HIIPA Meaning: What People Really Search For
Every week, thousands of people type "hiipa meaning" into Google. I know because I watch the search data. Here's what'
HIPAA Business Associate Agreement
HIPAA Business Associate Agreement: What You Must Get Right
A medical billing company in Tennessee exposed the records of 300,000 patients — and the hospital that hired them paid the price. Not because the
PHI
Is Phone Number PHI? What HIPAA Actually Says
A Single Phone Number Cost This Health Plan $6.85 Million In 2018, Premera Blue Cross agreed to pay $6.85 million to the Office
Business Associate Definition
Business Associate Definition: What HIPAA Actually Requires
The Vendor That Cost a Health Plan $4.3 Million In 2016, Advocate Health Care Network agreed to pay $5.55 million to settle multiple
HIPAA Training
HIPAA Training for Healthcare Workers: What Works
Last year, a 14-person physical therapy clinic in the Midwest got hit with a corrective action plan after a random OCR audit. The finding? Their
Protected Health Information Disclosure
Protected Health Information Disclosure: Rules You Must Follow
A receptionist at a New York City dental clinic mentioned a patient's upcoming root canal to the patient's coworker — casually, in
PHI Examples
PHI Examples HIPAA: 18 Identifiers You Must Protect
A Faxed Lab Report Sent to the Wrong Number Started It All A nurse at a mid-size clinic in Minnesota faxed a patient's
HIPAA Compliance Testing Services
HIPAA Compliance Testing Services: What Actually Works
The Audit That Costs Less Than the Breach A hospital system in Oregon thought its annual checklist was enough. Internal IT signed off every year.
Healthcare Emergency Management
Healthcare Emergency Management: HIPAA Rules Still Apply
The Hurricane That Exposed More Than a Hospital's Roof In 2017, Hurricane Harvey flooded a major Texas hospital system. Staff scrambled to evacuate