What are examples of the most common HIPAA violations?

Medical records mishandling – Another very common HIPAA violation is the mishandling of patient records. If a practice uses written patient charts or records, a physician or nurse may accidentally leave a chart in the patient's exam room available for another patient to see. read more

In looking at recent HIPAA violations, this type of mistake seems to be one of the most common. Although it mainly pertains to larger organizations it is important to establish safeguards for smaller practices too. Policies for handling paper PHI are especially important. read more

Take a look at these 5 most common HIPAA privacy violations and learn what preventive measures you can take to avoid these violations and their severe penalties. 1. Losing Devices. The biggest problem today is devices with stored patient health information, i.e. desktop computers, laptops, tablets and smartphones, being stolen or lost. read more