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Last year, I reviewed the compliance binder for a mid-sized cardiology practice in Texas. The office manager was proud of it — three inches thick, color-coded
A dermatology practice in New England lost $150,000 in a single afternoon — not because of malpractice, but because a medical assistant left a patient&
A Single Unencrypted Email Cost This Health Plan $3.5 Million In 2018, Anthem Inc. paid a record $16 million to settle HIPAA violations after
A nurse at a mid-sized clinic in Ohio gets a needlestick injury. The supervisor files the OSHA 300 Log, which requires documenting the incident. But
That "HIPPA Training" Search Could Cost You More Than You Think I'm going to save you from yourself. If you just
Last month, a clinic manager in Ohio pulled me aside after a training session and said, "I just need something I can tape to
A medical practice I consulted for once handed a box of patient records to a local shredding company. No contract. No Business Associate Agreement. No
No, It's Not "HIPPO" — But You're Not the Only One Who Thinks So I once watched a clinic manager
A medical assistant in a dermatology clinic sticks herself with a contaminated needle. In the next forty-five minutes, two separate federal frameworks kick into gear
In 2018, a small five-physician cardiology practice in Arizona received a letter that changed everything. Attached was a $3.5 million settlement demand from a
A phlebotomist at a mid-size clinic in Ohio accidentally stuck herself with a used needle in 2023. Within minutes, the exposure protocol kicked in — testing,
Last month, a practice manager in Atlanta called me in a panic. Her new employer had demanded she produce a "HIPAA certification" within
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