HIPAA Email Retention
HIPAA Email Retention: What Your Organization Must Keep
In 2023, a mid-sized health plan paid over $1.2 million in a settlement with the HHS Office for Civil Rights after failing to produce
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HIPAA Identifiers
HIPAA Identifiers PHI: The 18 Data Elements You Must Protect
In 2023, OCR settled with a health system for $1.3 million after an investigation revealed that employee spreadsheets containing patient names, dates of birth,
HIPAA Omnibus Rule
HIPAA Omnibus Rule of 2013: What Still Applies Today
When OCR announced a $4.8 million settlement with New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University in 2014, it was one of the first major enforcement
HIPAA Patient Form
HIPAA Patient Form: What Your Practice Must Include
In January 2024, OCR settled with a dental practice in New England for $50,000 after investigators discovered the organization had been using a HIPAA
HIPAA Protected Information
HIPAA Protected Information: What Counts and What Doesn't
In 2023, a dental practice in New England paid $50,000 to settle an OCR investigation after a workforce member posted a patient's
HIPAA Privacy Form
HIPAA Privacy Form: What Your Organization Needs
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice for $50,000 after investigators discovered the organization had failed to provide patients with an adequate notice
HIPAA Compliance
OSHA and HIPAA: How These Two Laws Overlap
A medical practice manager recently told me her staff assumed that because they completed annual OSHA bloodborne pathogen training, they had also satisfied their HIPAA
PHI
PHI and HIPAA Compliance: What Covered Entities Get Wrong
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice in New England for $350,000 after an investigation revealed that staff members had been sharing patient
Protected Health Information
Protected Health Information Under HIPAA: What Counts
In February 2024, a dental practice in New England received a $50,000 penalty from the HHS Office for Civil Rights after an employee texted
Protected Health Information
What Is HIPAA Protected Health Information (PHI)?
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice for $350,000 after the organization disclosed patient records to a third-party marketing firm without authorization — largely
HIPAA Training
What Is HIPPA Training? The Correct Term and What It Requires
Every week, I see healthcare professionals searching for what is HIPPA training — and the first thing to address is the spelling. The law is actually
HIPAA Privacy Rule
What Is the HIPAA Privacy Rule? A Practical Guide
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice for $350,000 after it disclosed a patient's protected health information to a media outlet