Healthcare workforce HIPAA training strategies and solutions
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
In 2023, the Department of Justice recovered over $2.68 billion in judgments and settlements involving healthcare fraud — a significant portion tied to illegal referral
In February 2023, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a $1.3 million settlement with a health plan that failed to provide timely access
In February 2023, OCR settled with Banner Health for $1.25 million after a phishing attack exposed the protected health information of nearly 3 million
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice for $350,000 after the organization disclosed a patient's protected health information to a third-party
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice for $350,000 after the organization disclosed a patient's protected health information to a third-party
Every week, at least one compliance officer or new hire sends me some version of the same question: where can I get HIPAA certification? The
In 2023, OCR settled with a health system for $1.3 million after investigators found the organization had failed to implement basic access controls on
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
In 2023, OCR settled with a dental practice for $350,000 after an investigation revealed the organization had been disclosing patient names, treatment records, and
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
In 2023, OCR settled with a medical practice for $50,000 after an unauthorized employee accessed patient records with no treatment, payment, or operational justification.
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