How a HIPAA Violation can Lead to Prison Time

A cardiothoracic surgeon in his home country of China, a man known as Dr. H moved to the United States with the intention of becoming licensed to perform surgery. Before he received proper licensing, Dr. H wanted to become fluent in English, but he also needed to...

The Largest HIPAA Breach of 2018

The purpose of this blog is to educate the reader on HIPAA and provide helpful tips that will help you remain compliant with the law. This post focuses on the breach of a California government agency, which has experienced the largest HIPAA breach of 2018. The agency...

HIPAA Breach News: Black River Medical Center

Breach Details Black River Medical Center reported to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights recently of a data breach, which is a violation of HIPAA. The company fell victim to a hacking incident involving a company Email. This has...

HIPAA Breach News: Dean Health Plan

The latest HIPAA breach involves Dean Health Plan, an insurance company based out of Madison, Wisconsin, and affected over 1,300 patients. The breach was reported by Dean Health Plan to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights on June...

What’s in a Name?

The name Discovering HIPAA reveals something unique about our HIPAA training.   It is based on the Discovery Learning Theory.  Discovery Learning is a theory of education that requires the student to participate in the learning.  The Discovery Learning method...