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Is the New HIPAA Security Rule Final Yet?
Is the New HIPAA Security Rule Final Yet? What Covered Entities Need to Know Right Now Quick answer: No. As of mid-2026, the proposed HIPAA Security…
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OCR Fined a Health System $800,000 for Ransomware, Then Published the Fix the Next Day
Why Did Lehigh Valley Health Network Pay $800,000, and What Does OCR Expect? Quick answer: OCR found that Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) failed to…
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Is Your HIPAA Compliance Program on Summer Vacation?
Summer is here — and while your staff rotates through PTO, cyber criminals are not. Ransomware gangs, phishing campaigns, and hacking groups operate 365 days…
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HIPAA Security Rule Delay: Why You’re Not Off the Hook
Quick answer: HHS has pushed its target for finalizing the HIPAA Security Rule update from May 2026 to July 2027. But the delay only applies…
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Does Billing Medicaid Make Schools HIPAA Covered?
Schools Are Billing Medicaid for Behavioral Health Services — Does That Make Your District a HIPAA Covered Entity? Quick answer: In most cases, yes —…
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5 HIPAA Compliance Gaps That Put Healthcare Organizations at Risk
Why Small Gaps Create Big Exposure HIPAA compliance failures rarely begin with a single dramatic mistake. More often, they stem from overlooked documentation, inconsistent staff…
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Why HIPAA Is Still Confusing After Thirty Years, Especially for Small and Midsize Providers
Quick answer: HIPAA has been federal law since 1996, yet small and midsize providers still get tripped up by it, and the reason is rarely…
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Does Having an MSP Mean Your Practice Is HIPAA Compliant? Not on Its Own
Quick answer: No, and this is one of the most common and most understandable misconceptions in healthcare compliance. A skilled managed service provider, or MSP,…
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Why Syncing Data to the Cloud Isn’t a Valid HIPAA Ransomware Strategy
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If your practice or business relies on continuous cloud sync or daily cloud snapshots as your primary disaster recovery strategy, your ePHI is far more…
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What OCR Told Us at the 2026 HIPAA Security Conference: Enforcement, Risk Analysis, and Policy Gaps
Quick answer: At the OCR/NIST “Safeguarding Health Information” conference held September 2 to 3, 2026, in Gaithersburg, Maryland, HHS’s Office for Civil Rights delivered a consistent…
