A collection of 36 posts
A woman in California walked into her new dermatologist's office and discovered something unsettling. Her previous provider — a physician she'd left
When the Code Goes Hospital-Wide, HIPAA Doesn't Clock Out A category 4 hurricane is bearing down on the Gulf Coast. Your hospital'
The Phone Call That Cost a Hospital $865,000 A hospital employee picked up the phone, confirmed a patient's full diagnosis to an
A hospital employee in Colorado hands a stack of lab results to a man standing at the front desk. He says he's the
A hospital employee in Texas forwarded a patient's lab results to a family member who called and asked nicely. No written authorization. No
A hospital in Texas released three years of a patient's psychotherapy notes to an employer — based on a form the patient had signed
A paralegal calls your office on a Tuesday afternoon. She says she's sending over a subpoena for a patient's medical records
A Missing Signature Cost One Hospital $865,000 In 2019, a patient at a mid-size medical center in the Southeast requested her records be sent
A physician's office in Connecticut handed every new patient a single sheet of paper labeled "HIPAA Form" at the front desk.
A hospital in Texas faxed 277 patient records to the wrong physician's office. No authorization on file. No tracking log. No documentation that
A surgeon's office in Texas faxed a patient's entire psychiatric history to a life insurance company. The patient hadn't
The Hurricane That Exposed a Hospital's HIPAA Blind Spot In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, hospitals across the Gulf Coast scrambled to reunite
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