HIPAA Privacy Form
HIPAA Privacy Form: What Most Practices Get Wrong
That Stack of Forms Your Front Desk Hands Out? It Might Be Wrong. I once walked into a three-provider medical practice in Georgia and asked
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HIPAA Subpoena Rules
Can I Subpoena Medical Records? HIPAA Rules Explained
A paralegal calls your office on a Tuesday afternoon. She says she's sending over a subpoena for a patient's medical records
HIPAA Privacy Form
HIPAA Privacy Form: What It Must Include in 2026
A woman walked into a dermatology clinic in Phoenix, checked in at the front desk, and was handed a clipboard with a single sheet of
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
HIPAA Privacy Rule
The HIPAA Privacy Rule Provides Patients the Right to Request
A Mother Waited 18 Months for Her Son's Medical Records. Then OCR Got Involved. In 2019, Cignet Health of Prince George's
HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices
HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices: What You Must Get Right
That Binder Gathering Dust at Your Front Desk Could Cost You Six Figures I walked into a dermatology practice last spring and asked to see
HIPAA General Release Form
HIPAA General Release Form: What Your Organization Must Know
In 2023, a mid-size hospital system in the Southeast received a corrective action mandate from OCR after routinely using an outdated, overly broad release form
Notice of Privacy Practices
HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices Requirements Explained
In 2022, OCR settled with a dental practice in New England for $30,000 after an investigation revealed — among other violations — that the practice had
HIPAA Privacy Forms
HIPAA Privacy Forms for Patients: What You Must Include
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice in New England for $50,000 after investigators found the organization had failed to provide patients with
HIPAA Private Cause of Action
HIPAA Private Cause of Action: Why Patients Can't Sue
In 2023, a patient in Texas discovered her therapist had disclosed session notes to a family member without authorization. She hired an attorney, filed suit
HIPAA Authorization
HIPAA Release Authorization Form: What Your Organization Must Include
In 2023, OCR investigated a mid-sized specialty clinic that had been using the same patient authorization form since 2009. The form lacked three of the
Accounting of Disclosures
HIPAA Requires an Accounting of Disclosures: Your Guide
In 2011, a small physician practice in the Midwest received a patient's written request for an accounting of disclosures. The office manager had