A collection of 14 posts
A $4.75 Million Wake-Up Call Nobody Expected In 2022, a single stolen laptop cost a health system millions. Not because the laptop was valuable
A Single Law Turned HIPAA From a Suggestion Into a Sledgehammer In February 2009, most healthcare organizations treated HIPAA like a dusty policy binder on
A Question That Costs Organizations Millions Every Year I got a call last year from a medical billing company owner who was convinced HIPAA didn&
A Receptionist, a Celebrity, and a $4.3 Million Fine In 2019, the University of Rochester Medical Center paid $3 million to settle with OCR
A dermatology practice in Massachusetts left a voicemail on a patient's home phone, confirming a diagnosis in front of the patient's
A nurse in a small-town hospital pulls up her neighbor's medical chart to see if the rumors are true — her neighbor is pregnant.
A California Clinic Lost $240,000 Because One Employee Clicked 'Reply All' I got the call on a Tuesday morning. A small cardiology
A $4.3 Million Wake-Up Call That Started with Four Letters In 2016, Advocate Health Care Network agreed to pay $5.55 million to settle
In 2018, a medical billing company called Advanced Care Hospitalists paid $500,000 to settle with OCR after a business associate it hired gained access
A $5.55 Million Wake-Up Call That Rewrote the Rules In 2017, Memorial Healthcare System paid $5.55 million to settle HIPAA violations after employees
A $4.75 Million Fine Started with a Single Stolen Laptop In 2014, New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Medical Center paid a combined $4.
A $4.3 Million Wake-Up Call You Can Trace Back to Five Words In 2016, Advocate Health Care Network paid $5.55 million to settle
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