3 minONE patient complaint leads to $2.175 Million fine! AND 2 Years of OCR Monitoring. Did you know this settlement is the result of violations which every small billing company or independent physician practice would face?
3 minHundreds of Patient Records Found in Trash: The Importance of Administrative SafeguardsHow implementing basic HIPAA Compliance safeguards could have saved New York gastroenterologists thousands in HIPAA Violations.
2 minIf Your Practice Uses Google Calendar You Better Stop And Read This! How HIPAA applies to the use of Google Calendar, and what steps your organization can take, to properly safeguard PHI.
2 minSocial Media Mistake Costs Dental Practice $10,000A dental practice out of Dallas, Texas has recently agreed to pay the OCR $10,000 for a slip-up on one of their social media accounts.
1 minFailure to Safeguard PHI Leads to $650,000 HIPAA Settlement Failure to Safeguard PHI Leads to $650,000 HIPAA Settlement.
2 minPatient Care Coordinator serves time for violation of Minimum Necessary Rule Patient Care Coordinator serves time for violation of the HIPAA Minimum Necessary Rule and accessing over 111 patient records.
2 minOffice for Civil Rights (OCR) Cracks Down on Business Associates The Office for Civil Rights has come up with a list of rules that clearly explain what Business Associates are now “directly liable.”