HIPAA Text Messages
HIPAA Text Messages: Rules for Texting PHI Securely
In 2023, a regional health system paid $850,000 to settle an OCR investigation that traced a data breach back to a single unsecured text
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HIPAA Training
HIPAA Training Classes: What Your Workforce Actually Needs
In 2023, OCR settled with a Louisiana medical group for $480,000 after an investigation revealed — among other failures — that the organization had never implemented
HIPAA Training
HIPAA Training for Employees Free: What You Need to Know
In 2023, OCR settled with a Florida dental practice for $30,000 after an investigation revealed that multiple workforce members had never received HIPAA training
HIPAA Training
HIPAA Training Programs: What OCR Expects in 2024
When OCR settled with a Florida dental practice for $62,500 in 2023, the root cause wasn't a sophisticated cyberattack or a rogue
HIPAA Violation
HIPAA Violation California: What Providers Must Know
In 2023, a mid-size California medical group agreed to a $240,000 settlement with OCR after an employee accessed patient records without authorization for over
HIPAA Violation Laws
HIPAA Violation Laws: What Every Covered Entity Must Know
In February 2023, OCR settled with Banner Health for $1.25 million after a breach affected nearly 3 million individuals. The investigation revealed longstanding failures
HIPAA Violation
HIPAA Violation Lawsuit Cases: Lessons from OCR
What Real HIPAA Violation Lawsuit Cases Reveal About Enforcement Priorities In February 2023, OCR announced a $1.3 million settlement with Banner Health after a
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 Compliance
HIPP Compliance: What You Actually Need to Know
Every week, OCR receives complaints from patients whose protected health information was mishandled by organizations that believed they were compliant — but had fundamental gaps in
HIPAA Basics
HIPPA Is a Common Misspelling — HIPAA Is the Law
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice in New England for $50,000 after an investigation revealed the organization had no written policies, no
HIPAA Violations
HIPPA Law Violations: What Actually Triggers OCR Penalties
In February 2023, OCR settled with Banner Health for $1.25 million after a breach affecting over 2.81 million individuals exposed systemic failures in
HIPAA Training
HIPPA Training Online: What You Actually Need to Know
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice in New England for $50,000 after an investigation revealed that not a single member of its