Healthcare workforce HIPAA training strategies and solutions
A hospital system in New York handed HHS investigators a three-ring binder full of policies during an audit. The binder looked impressive — hundreds of pages,
A Receptionist, a Sticky Note, and a $1.5 Million Fine A front-desk employee at a specialty clinic jotted down a patient's name,
The Envelope That Ended Up at the Wrong Address A few years ago, a large health plan outsourced its Explanation of Benefits mailings to a
A small pediatric clinic in Colorado thought they had HIPAA handled. They'd trained their staff once — back in 2014. When OCR came knocking
A Receptionist, a Phone Call, and a $1.5 Million Problem A hospital receptionist confirmed a patient's diagnosis to someone who claimed to
The Inspection That Exposed Two Problems at Once A clinic in the Midwest got an OSHA inspection after a needlestick injury went unreported. The compliance
A 22-employee cardiology practice in Tennessee paid $2.3 million to settle HIPAA violations in 2020 — and the root cause wasn't a sophisticated
Here's something that surprises most people in healthcare: HHS does not issue or endorse any official certification for HIPAA. There's no
The Spreadsheet That Cost a Health System $5.1 Million In 2017, Memorial Healthcare System paid $5.1 million to HHS after employees accessed the
The Vendor That Cost a Health System $4.3 Million In 2016, Advocate Health Care agreed to pay $5.55 million to HHS after multiple
A compliance officer at a midsize cardiology practice once told me she'd spent $4,200 on a "HIPAA security certification" for
A medical practice in New York thought they'd saved money by pulling together a makeshift HIPAA training for employees from scattered online resources
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