Frank Sivilli

Frank Sivilli is the editorial director of Blog HIPAA and content and marketing manager at the Compliancy Group.

Posts by Frank Sivilli

A quick refresher on HIPAA for healthcare providers (infographic)

Here's a short list for healthcare providers to reference when deciding if your healthcare operations comply with HIPAA regulatory requirements.

MedCity Influencers, Health IT

HIPAA enforcement trends target pharmacies for privacy failings

Pharmacies have continued to be hit with OCR investigations and massive fines for breaches of protected health information.

Health IT

HIPAA breach affects thousands of current, former NFL players

The records are extensive, dating back a full 13 years. They’re reported to include current and former players’ protected health information (PHI), as well as that of the attendees of the annual Scouting Combine.

Health IT

Apple sends strongest signal to date that it’s addressing HIPAA

With this renewed focus on health, it’ll be worth watching Apple to see if anything comes of this new job listing and their potential foray into the world of HIPAA compliance.

Hospitals

Iowa hospital underscores risk of protected health information breaches from within

Health care organizations that allow employees to access PHI must have policies and procedures in place to monitor their access to PHI.

Hospitals

Hoax HIPAA notice scares patients; ‘HIPPA’ gives it away

One thing is clear: if you receive a letter and see HIPAA spelled “HIPPA,” you’d be wise to give it a second glance.

MedCity Influencers

Leaks about Prince’s death might be HIPAA violations

TMZ said that doctors gave Prince treatment “typically administered to counteract the effects of an opiate.” TMZ has since reported that the treatment was given by EMTs in response to a Percocet overdose.