PHI
Is Phone Number PHI? What HIPAA Actually Says
A Single Phone Number Cost This Health Plan $6.85 Million In 2018, Premera Blue Cross agreed to pay $6.85 million to the Office
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Workforce Training
Healthcare workforce HIPAA training strategies and solutions
Criminal Penalties for HIPAA Violations
Criminal Penalties for HIPAA Violations: What You Risk
A Nurse in Tennessee Got Four Years in Federal Prison In 2022, a former employee of a Tennessee medical clinic was sentenced to federal prison
HIPAA Training
HIPAA Training for Healthcare Workers: What Works
Last year, a 14-person physical therapy clinic in the Midwest got hit with a corrective action plan after a random OCR audit. The finding? Their
Protected Health Information Disclosure
Protected Health Information Disclosure: Rules You Must Follow
A receptionist at a New York City dental clinic mentioned a patient's upcoming root canal to the patient's coworker — casually, in
EHR and HIPAA
EHR and HIPAA: What Every Practice Gets Wrong
A $4.3 Million Wake-Up Call Buried in an EHR Audit Log In 2023, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center lost its years-long
Technical Safeguards HIPAA
Technical Safeguards HIPAA: What Most Orgs Get Wrong
In 2018, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center lost a $4.3 million appeal after OCR found that unencrypted laptops and thumb drives
Minimum Necessary Standard
What Does It Mean to Follow the Minimum Necessary Standard?
A scheduling coordinator at a mid-size orthopedic practice pulled a patient's full medical record — psychiatric notes, HIV status, substance abuse history — just to
HIPAA for Leaders Training
HIPAA for Leaders Training: Why Executives Own the Risk
The CEO Who Learned HIPAA the Hard Way In 2018, the owner of a small health plan called Filefax agreed to pay $100,000 to
HIPAA Violation Penalties
HIPAA Violation Penalties: What They Cost in 2026
A $4.75 Million Wake-Up Call That Started With One Unencrypted Laptop In 2014, New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University paid a combined $4.8
HIPAA Training
HIPAA Training for Healthcare Employees: What Works
A receptionist at a busy cardiology practice in Texas forwarded a patient's insurance form to her personal Gmail account. She wasn't
HIPAA Compliance Training
HIPAA Compliance Training: What Actually Works in 2026
A receptionist at a dental clinic forwarded a spreadsheet of patient names, Social Security numbers, and insurance IDs to her personal Gmail account so she
HIPAA Compliance Training
HIPAA Compliance Training for Dental Offices in 2026
A $62,500 Fine Over a Single Patient Record In 2019, a dental practice in Texas found out the hard way that small offices aren&