HIPAA Violations

As extensively documented in other articles on the site, the HIPAA privacy rule has highly detailed regulations regarding what patient health information (PHI) is, how it needs to be protected and…

HIPAA regulations were established to protect sensitive patient information and data that can also protect the healthcare providers who manage it. In the unfortunate event that there is a HIPAA…

What is the most sensitive decision you've ever had to make? It might linger at the back of your mind, like an untold secret. It might color your choices, lurk in your thoughts, and stay with you for…

A HIPAA violation is no joke. Some violators face jail time. More typically, though, the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) enforces HIPAA by fining organizations that violate the law. While HIPAA is a…

    While HIPAA isn't that old of a law, it does predate the rise of social media. Still, social media isn't immune to the effects of HIPAA. HIPAA violations associated with social media are just as…

  Recent audits suggest that two-thirds of covered entities fail to comply with one or more aspects of HIPAA law. These failures can be costly. In the wake of this news, many covered entities are re-…

  The amount of information that we give employers, insurance companies, and our medical professionals can seem invasive. Oftentimes we want to cling to our privacy and dread the rather intimidate…

The term HIPAA refers to the Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Overall, the goal of HIPAA is to safeguard patient Protected Health Information (PHI). This applies to a variety…

  For healthcare data breaches involving 500 or more records, 2020 was a banner year. Unfortunately, 642 of these large breaches occurred this past year. As it currently stands, hacking and other IT…

  After a long year of postponing and cancellations due to COVID-19, restrictions have relaxed and you're finally able to take that vacation to Hawaii. But in order to get on the plane, the airline…