HIPAA Basics
Define HIPAA and Why It Was Established: A Real Guide
A $16 Million Wake-Up Call That Traces Back to 1996 In 2018, Anthem Inc. wrote a check to the U.S. Department of Health and
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HIPAA Medical Privacy
HIPAA Medical Privacy: What Covered Entities Get Wrong
A Nurse, a Hallway, and a $4.75 Million Settlement In 2021, a major health system paid $4.75 million to settle allegations from the
HIPAA Law
Define HIPAA Law: What It Actually Means in 2026
A small dental practice in Georgia gets hit with a $70,000 penalty because a front-desk employee left a box of patient files on a
HIPAA Compliance Program
An Effective Compliance Program Should Include These 7 Parts
In 2018, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center lost a $4.3 million appeal after OCR found that the organization had policies on
Covered Entities
Covered Entities Include: Who HIPAA Actually Applies To
A few years ago, I got a call from the office manager of a chiropractic clinic in Texas. She was panicking. They'd just
HIPAA Training
HIPPA Compliance Training for Employees: A Guide
A receptionist at a small orthopedic clinic in Arizona clicked "Reply All" to an email containing 836 patient records. The breach triggered an
OSHA Compliance
What Is OSHA Compliant and How Does It Relate to HIPAA?
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
HIPAA Privacy Risk Analysis
HIPAA Privacy Risk Analysis: What Most Orgs Get Wrong
A $4.75 Million Fine That Started With One Missing Document In 2023, OCR settled with Lafourche Medical Group for $480,000 after a phishing
Parts of HIPAA
Parts of HIPAA: A Practical Guide to Every Title
Most People Only Know Two of the Five Parts of HIPAA I was running a compliance workshop for a mid-size hospital system last year when
HIPAA Titles
5 Titles of HIPAA: What Each One Actually Covers
Here's something that surprises most people in healthcare: the law they cite every single day — HIPAA — has five distinct sections, and the vast
Total HIPAA Compliance
Total HIPAA Compliance: What It Actually Takes in 2026
A small cardiology practice in Tennessee thought they were compliant. They had a privacy notice taped to the front desk. Their EHR vendor told them
HIPAA Exceptions
When Does HIPAA Not Apply? Surprising Exceptions
A personal trainer asks a client about her recent knee surgery. A school nurse hands a student's immunization record to a teacher. A