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A dermatology practice in Massachusetts paid HHS $150,000 because a receptionist handed a patient's printed lab results to the wrong person. The
A physician in South Florida billed Medicare for over $100 million in home health services that were never provided. Patients who were perfectly healthy showed
A home health aide in Georgia texts a photo of a patient's wound to a family member — using her personal phone, over an
A Receptionist, a Sticky Note, and a $1.5 Million Fine A front-desk employee at a medical clinic wrote down a patient's Social
A banner health system in Arizona lost track of 3.7 million patient records in a single breach. The result: a $1.25 million settlement
August 21, 1996 — The Day Most Healthcare Workers Can't Place I ask this question at the start of almost every training session I
The Google Search That Preceded a $2.3 Million Penalty Somewhere in a small cardiology practice in 2018, an office manager typed "HIPAA online
In 2022, a Texas physician was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for a scheme involving illegal kickbacks, medically unnecessary home health services, and
A Referral Bonus That Cost a Health System Everything In 2023, a Florida-based lab company agreed to pay $16 million to resolve allegations that it
A hospital receptionist in Texas called a patient's employer to confirm an upcoming surgery date. She thought she was being helpful. That single
A Law That Started with Paperwork — and Ended Up Changing Everything In 1996, a hospital billing department might send the same claim to three different
Here's something that surprises almost everyone I train: HIPAA wasn't created to protect your medical records. Not originally. The law that
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