PHI Security

HIPAA Compliant Texting

HIPPA Compliant Text: What HIPAA Actually Requires

Every month, OCR receives complaints about protected health information sent via unsecured text messages — a nurse texting a patient's lab results to a

Patient Protected Information

Patient Protected Information: What HIPAA Requires

In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice in New England for $50,000 after an investigation revealed that staff members were routinely sharing patient

Telemedicine

Telemedicine and HIPAA Compliance: What Providers Must Know

When OCR announced in late 2023 that the COVID-era telehealth enforcement discretion would not last forever, many healthcare organizations realized they had been operating telemedicine

Texting and HIPAA

Texting and HIPAA Compliance: What Your Organization Must Know

In 2023, a dermatology practice in Connecticut paid $150,000 to settle an OCR investigation that traced back, in part, to unsecured electronic communications — including

Texting Patient Information

Texting Patient Information HIPAA Rules You Must Follow

In December 2023, a small dental practice in Texas agreed to a $50,000 settlement with OCR after an investigation revealed staff members had been