A collection of 20 posts
A medical assistant in a dermatology clinic sticks herself with a contaminated needle. In the next forty-five minutes, two separate federal frameworks kick into gear
A phlebotomist at a mid-size clinic in Ohio accidentally stuck herself with a used needle in 2023. Within minutes, the exposure protocol kicked in — testing,
Last year, a medical office manager in Ohio told me she'd purchased a bundled "HIPAA and OSHA certification online" package for
The Phone Call That Starts With "We're From the Government" A medical practice in Texas gets two letters in the same
A Single Needlestick Changed Everything for This Clinic A medical assistant at a small urgent care clinic in Ohio stuck herself with a contaminated needle
A home health agency in Texas got hit with two separate federal investigations in the same quarter — one from OSHA for failing to maintain a
A dental office in Georgia got hit with two enforcement actions in the same quarter — one from OSHA for bloodborne pathogen violations, one from OCR
Last month, a medical assistant at a mid-size dermatology practice told me she'd been on the job for six weeks before anyone mentioned
In 2023, OSHA cited a mid-sized dental practice in Ohio for failing to retrain clinical staff on bloodborne pathogens after a needlestick incident exposed three
In 2023, OSHA cited a Florida dental practice for over $78,000 in penalties — not for a data breach, but for failing to maintain an
In 2023, a mid-sized hospital in the Southeast faced simultaneous investigations from OSHA and OCR after a needlestick incident exposed a nurse to bloodborne pathogens
In 2023, a mid-sized dermatology practice in Texas received citations from both OSHA and OCR within the same quarter — one for failing to train staff
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