A collection of 303 posts
A solo chiropractor in New England assumed HIPAA didn't apply to her practice. She had fewer than ten employees, no electronic health records
One Misspelled Word That Tells Me Everything About Your Compliance Program I once walked into a medical office where every break room poster, every employee
A small dermatology practice in Connecticut lost $150,000 in a single afternoon. Not from a lawsuit. Not from a bad investment. From a corrective
A midsize hospital in Oklahoma thought they had it covered. Policies were printed. The IT team had installed encryption software. A training session happened once
A Single Fax Machine Cost This Hospital $4.8 Million In 2019, a fax sent to the wrong number exposed 498 patients' protected health
The Compliance Officer Who Thought a YouTube Video Was Enough I once consulted for a mid-size home health agency in Florida that had been using
A hospital employee in Texas looks up her ex-husband's medical records after a bitter custody dispute. A small clinic in Georgia stores patient
A pediatric clinic in Texas lost a single unencrypted laptop in 2017. That laptop contained the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 3,500 patients
A Surgeon, a Sales Rep, and a $26 Million Settlement Walk Into a Courtroom In 2023, Amedisys Inc. agreed to pay $26 million to resolve
A Single Provision That Changed American Healthcare Forever In 1996, a bill signed into law quietly rewired how every hospital, insurer, and physician practice in
A pharmaceutical company wires $47,000 to a cardiologist for consulting fees. A device manufacturer flies a surgeon to a resort conference and picks up
A dermatology practice in Massachusetts left a voicemail on a patient's home phone, confirming a diagnosis in front of the patient's
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