I was at a physician client's office today and as I was walking through the reception room, a nurse walks out a door to get a patient and proceeds to say "Hello Mrs. ____, I heard you spent the weekend at our hospital hotel next door?" This was announced in front of a room full of patients. Was this … [Read more...]

I was reading an article last week on HIPAA compliance in "Private Practice Success" (www.hcpro.com) whereby various potential HIPAA violation fact patterns were presented and a determination was made whether or not HIPAA was indeed violated. One comment in the article obviously caught my eye: … [Read more...]