PHI
What Is PHI and What Is Not: A Practical Guide
In 2023, a dental practice in New England received a $50,000 OCR settlement after a workforce member posted a patient's before-and-after photos
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PHI
What Is PHI in Healthcare? A Compliance Guide
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice for $350,000 after it disclosed patient diagnoses in response to negative online reviews. The information shared
Anti-Kickback Statute
What Is the Anti-Kickback Statute Designed to Prevent?
In 2023, the Department of Justice recovered over $2.68 billion in settlements and judgments related to healthcare fraud — a significant portion tied to Anti-Kickback
HIPAA Privacy Rule
What Is the Privacy Rule Responsible for Protecting?
In 2023, OCR settled with Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital for $240,000 after 23 security guards were found snooping through patient medical records without a
PHI
What's Considered PHI Under HIPAA: A Practical Guide
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice for $350,000 after an impermissible disclosure involving patient appointment data — information the practice didn't
HIPAA Privacy Rule
Which Is Not Considered an Identifier Under the Privacy Rule
In 2023, OCR settled with a healthcare analytics company for over $1.5 million after the organization shared datasets it believed were de-identified — but which
Protected Health Information
Which Is Not Considered Protected Health Information
In 2023, OCR settled with a covered entity for $1.3 million after an investigation revealed the organization had misclassified certain data as non-PHI — and
ePHI
Which of the Following Is an Example of ePHI?
During a 2023 OCR investigation, a mid-sized cardiology practice received a $1.5 million penalty — not because of a sophisticated cyberattack, but because staff routinely
HIPAA Privacy Rule
Who Is Required to Comply with the HIPAA Privacy Rule
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice in New England for $50,000 after finding it had no policies implementing the Privacy Rule — despite
PHI
Why Is PHI Important? The Stakes Behind Protecting It
In 2023, OCR settled with Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital for $240,000 after 23 security guards were found snooping through patient medical records without any
HIPAA Compliance
HIPAA Compliance and Texting: Secure Messaging Rules
A physician texts a colleague a patient's lab results using a personal smartphone. A front-desk coordinator sends an appointment reminder via standard SMS
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