Lawsuit Claims EHR Violated HIPAA Right of Access
A lawsuit filed by Sherry Russell claims that HealthAlliance Hospital and Ciox Health denied access to her deceased husband’s medical records. If her claims are true, the [...]
OCR Settles Five Privacy Rule Violations
In September of 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that it settled HIPAA Privacy Rule right of access violations [...]
When Can You Disclose PHI Without Authorization? Refusal to Disclose COVID Data Results in Nurse Firing
A nurse at Clinton County Health Department claims she was recently fired for refusing to disclose the names and addresses of patients that had tested [...]
OCR Issues Guidance for Mobile Health App Developers
The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights recently issued guidance on when HIPAA applies to health information that a patient creates, manages, [...]
Employees Involved in Unauthorized Access to Patient Medical Records of George Floyd
Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC), the facility that treated George Floyd, fired 13 employees for unauthorized access to patient medical records. More details are discussed [...]
Is SendGrid HIPAA Compliant?
SendGrid is a communication platform used for email marketing, voice, text, chat, and video. As a healthcare organization, you may be looking for a communication platform that [...]
Is Google Voice HIPAA Compliant?
Google Voice is a VoIP provider - a service that transmits phone calls through an internet connection - that has become increasingly popular amid the new work [...]
Would You Sell PHI? The Shocking Results of a Healthcare Study
Would you sell PHI as a healthcare worker? A new study reveals that many students soon to enter the workforce as a healthcare worker would. The results of the [...]
Is Google Calendar HIPAA Compliant?
Can you use Google Calendar to schedule patient appointments? Is Google Calendar HIPAA compliant? The convenience of using Google Calendar to schedule appointments has led many healthcare [...]
HIPAA Compliant Texting and Email
As more organizations continue to work remotely, they are relying on texting and email as means of communication. For organizations that work in healthcare, it is important to determine [...]
