HIPAA Voicemail
HIPAA Voicemail Rules: What You Can and Cannot Say
In 2022, a specialty clinic in the Midwest faced an OCR complaint after a staff member left a detailed voicemail on a patient's
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Privacy Rule
HIPAA Privacy Rule requirements and guidance
HIPAA Whistleblower
HIPAA Whistleblower Protections: What Your Team Must Know
In 2023, a hospital system in the Midwest terminated a compliance analyst who reported suspected HIPAA violations to the Office for Civil Rights. The organization
HIPAA and Law Enforcement
HIPAA and Law Enforcement: When You Can Disclose PHI
A police officer walks into your emergency department, badge in hand, requesting medical records for a patient involved in a shooting. Your front desk staff
HIPAA Policies
HIPPA Policies: What You Actually Need (HIPAA Guide)
Every year, thousands of people search for hippa policies — a common misspelling of HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Whether you arrived here
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 Waiver Form
HIPAA Waiver Form: What You Actually Need to Know
Every week, someone contacts me asking for a "hippa waiver form" — and every week, I have to deliver the same corrective message. There
HIPAA Forms
HIPAA Form Requirements Your Organization Must Follow
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice for $50,000 after investigators discovered the organization had been using an outdated authorization form that failed
HIPAA Forms
Medical HIPAA Form Requirements Your Practice Must Follow
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice in New England for $23,000 after an investigation revealed, among other violations, that the practice had
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
HIPAA Updates
Recent HIPAA Updates: What Changed and What You Must Do
In December 2023, HHS published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would represent the most significant overhaul of the HIPAA Security Rule since its
HIPAA Compliance
Storage of Medical Records HIPAA Rules You Must Follow
In 2023, OCR settled with a New England dermatology practice for $300,640 after an unencrypted thumb drive containing the protected health information of over
HIPAA Authorization
What Is a HIPAA Authorization Form and When It's Required
In 2023, a specialty medical practice in the Southeast received an OCR corrective action after routinely disclosing patient records to a life insurance company without