HIPAA Transactional Print
HIPAA Transactional Print: Protect PHI on Paper
The Envelope That Ended Up at the Wrong Address A few years ago, a large health plan outsourced its Explanation of Benefits mailings to a
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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
HIPAA Training Requirements
HIPAA Training Requirements: What the Law Actually Says
A small pediatric clinic in Colorado thought they had HIPAA handled. They'd trained their staff once — back in 2014. When OCR came knocking
HIPAA Compliance
Who Must Comply to HIPAA: Every Entity Explained
A mental health counselor in private practice once told me she didn't need to worry about HIPAA because she wasn't a
OSHA and Healthcare
OSHA and Healthcare: Where Worker Safety Meets HIPAA
The Inspection That Exposed Two Problems at Once A clinic in the Midwest got an OSHA inspection after a needlestick injury went unreported. The compliance
HIPAA History
How Long Has HIPAA Been Around? A 30-Year History
In August 1996, President Bill Clinton signed a law that most people in healthcare couldn't even pronounce correctly. Thirty years later, that same
Business Associate HIPAA Compliance
Business Associate HIPAA Compliance: What 2026 Demands
In 2018, a medical billing company called Advanced Care Hospitalists paid $500,000 to settle with OCR after a business associate it hired gained access
American Health Training HIPAA
American Health Training HIPAA: What Actually Works
A 22-employee cardiology practice in Tennessee paid $2.3 million to settle HIPAA violations in 2020 — and the root cause wasn't a sophisticated
HIPAA Cloud Security
Security Measures for PHI in Cloud-Based Therapy Apps
A Therapist's Worst Nightmare Started With a Default Password In 2022, a mid-sized behavioral health practice in the Southeast discovered that session notes
Certification for HIPAA
Certification for HIPAA: What Actually Matters in 2026
Here's something that surprises most people in healthcare: HHS does not issue or endorse any official certification for HIPAA. There's no
Covered Entity
A Covered Entity Is: Who HIPAA Actually Applies To
Last year I got a call from the owner of a medical billing company in Ohio. She'd just received a letter from the
HIPAA Compliance Plans
HIPAA Compliance Plans: Build One That Actually Works
A pediatric clinic in Idaho had a binder on the shelf labeled "HIPAA Compliance Plan." It was printed in 2017, never updated, and