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HIPAA Security Rule updates, plain-English guides, and practical compliance advice — written for small practices, not lawyers.
September 10, 2026 · Jonah Gobah
Medcurity is built around expert-led risk assessments, often used by hospitals. Here's how that compares to a self-serve platform built specifically for small practices.
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Both are built for small practices. Here's an honest comparison of where Truvidence and ComplyMD actually differ, as of late 2026.
Read More →September 10, 2026 · Jonah Gobah
Compliancy Group is a broader, multi-regulation enterprise platform with pricing available only after a sales call. Here's how that compares to a small-practice-focused, transparently priced alternative.
Read More →September 10, 2026 · Jonah Gobah
Accountable already offers a Trust Center and HIPAA Badge. The real difference between the two platforms is how each prices growth — here's an honest breakdown.
Read More →September 10, 2026 · Jonah Gobah
HHS proposed the biggest overhaul of the Security Rule in over 20 years. It's still not final, and the timeline just slipped to mid-2027 — here's the accurate, current status.
Read More →September 10, 2026 · Jonah Gobah
Multi-factor authentication is one of the clearest pieces of the proposed Security Rule overhaul — and one of the cheapest gaps to close today, regardless of when or whether the rule finalizes.
Read More →September 10, 2026 · Jonah Gobah
From consultants charging tens of thousands a year to software platforms starting under $200 a month — here's an honest breakdown of what HIPAA compliance actually costs a small practice.
Read More →September 10, 2026 · Jonah Gobah
If finalized, the proposed Security Rule overhaul would remove the flexibility small practices currently rely on. Here are the 5 changes that would matter most, and how to prepare regardless of the outcome.
Read More →September 5, 2026 · Jonah Gobah
PHI is more specific — and broader in some ways — than most people assume. Here's exactly what counts, what doesn't, and where practices commonly get it wrong.
Read More →September 5, 2026 · Jonah Gobah
Before you sign a BAA with a new vendor, you need real evidence they can actually protect PHI — not just a claim on their website. Here's what to actually check.
Read More →September 5, 2026 · Jonah Gobah
Passing an audit once doesn't mean staying compliant. Here's the difference between one-time HIPAA prep and actually tracking your compliance status on an ongoing basis.
Read More →September 5, 2026 · Jonah Gobah
Standard text messages and personal email accounts generally aren't secure enough for PHI on their own. Here's what actually makes patient communication compliant.
Read More →September 5, 2026 · Jonah Gobah
HIPAA sets a federal floor, not a ceiling. When state law is stricter, the state law generally applies — here's what that means for a small practice operating across or within specific states.
Read More →September 5, 2026 · Jonah Gobah
Whether it's a patient, a business partner, or an OCR request, proving HIPAA compliance means producing specific documents on demand — not describing your intentions.
Read More →September 5, 2026 · Jonah Gobah
Signing a BAA is a one-time event. Managing your business associates is ongoing — here's what that actually involves once you have more than one or two vendors.
Read More →September 5, 2026 · Jonah Gobah
Your HIPAA policy manual isn't a document you write once. Here's when it actually needs revisiting, separate from your training schedule or risk assessment cycle.
Read More →September 5, 2026 · Jonah Gobah
HHS expects risk assessments to be ongoing, not a one-time task. Here's the realistic cadence for a small practice, and the specific events that should trigger one sooner.
Read More →September 5, 2026 · Jonah Gobah
HIPAA requires periodic training, but doesn't specify an exact schedule — here's the realistic cadence for a small practice, and exactly what your training records need to show.
Read More →September 5, 2026 · Jonah Gobah
HIPAA compliance is a data security law before it's a paperwork requirement. Here's what your practice's actual software and systems need to have in place, not just document.
Read More →September 5, 2026 · Jonah Gobah
HIPAA isn't one rule — the Privacy Rule and Security Rule cover different things, and a small practice needs to address both, not just the one that gets talked about most.
Read More →September 5, 2026 · Jonah Gobah
The specific list of documents and written policies a small practice needs on hand for HIPAA Security Rule compliance — not a vague description, an actual checklist.
Read More →September 5, 2026 · Jonah Gobah
Everything a small medical practice, private practice, or independent clinic needs to know to get and stay HIPAA compliant — risk assessment, policies, training, business associates, and audit readiness, all in one place.
Read More →September 5, 2026 · Jonah Gobah
Beyond the Privacy Rule and Security Rule, HIPAA has a third major component: specific, timed requirements for notifying patients, HHS, and sometimes the media after a breach.
Read More →September 5, 2026 · Jonah Gobah
Insider snooping — a staff member looking up a neighbor, a coworker, or a local public figure — is one of the most common real-world HIPAA incidents, and it needs a different response than an external hack.
Read More →September 5, 2026 · Jonah Gobah
A breakdown of what actually makes HIPAA compliance manageable for a small practice, and why generic compliance tools built for hospitals don't fit a five-person office.
Read More →September 5, 2026 · Jonah Gobah
Yes, and mental health providers have one extra layer HIPAA doesn't apply to other specialties: special protection for psychotherapy notes, held to a stricter standard than the rest of the record.
Read More →September 5, 2026 · Jonah Gobah
Yes, and telehealth adds its own specific compliance wrinkles — video platform BAAs, cross-state licensing overlap, and securing a session happening outside a controlled clinical setting.
Read More →September 5, 2026 · Jonah Gobah
If your practice creates, stores, or transmits patient health information electronically, HIPAA almost certainly applies to you — regardless of how small your practice is.
Read More →September 5, 2026 · Jonah Gobah
Yes for solo physicians running their own practice. For nurse practitioners, the answer depends on whether you're practicing independently or as part of someone else's covered entity.
Read More →September 5, 2026 · Jonah Gobah
Usually yes, but as a business associate, not as a covered entity — a distinct legal category with its own separate obligations under HIPAA.
Read More →September 5, 2026 · Jonah Gobah
Yes — dental practices, chiropractic offices, and urgent care clinics are all covered entities under HIPAA, held to the same standard as any other medical provider.
Read More →September 5, 2026 · Jonah Gobah
Cybersecurity insurance and HIPAA compliance aren't the same thing, but they're closely related — and insurers increasingly want proof of one before selling you the other.
Read More →September 5, 2026 · Jonah Gobah
AI tools can help you understand HIPAA requirements — but there's a hard line around actually putting patient data into them. Here's where that line sits.
Read More →September 5, 2026 · Jonah Gobah
AI tools can draft a starting point for HIPAA policies, but a generated document isn't the same as a compliant one. Here's where AI actually helps, and where it falls short.
Read More →August 27, 2026 · Jonah Gobah
HIPAA violations don't always look like a major data breach. Here are ten problem areas that come up again and again at small practices — and why most of them trace back to the same root cause.
Read More →August 13, 2026 · Jonah Gobah
Having a policy is one thing. Being able to demonstrate you followed it is another. A practical 10-point checklist of what OCR actually asks to see — and how to keep it organized before the audit letter arrives.
Read More →August 12, 2026 · Jonah Gobah
Antivirus software isn't a HIPAA Security Rule program. Here's what the Rule actually requires — the three pillars, the risk assessment that everything else builds on, and why "addressable" doesn't mean optional.
Read More →August 11, 2026 · Jonah Gobah
A signed contract with your billing company isn't automatically a BAA — and many practices don't discover the gap until an audit asks for one. Here's what actually needs to be in place, and how to manage it without a spreadsheet.
Read More →August 8, 2026 · Jonah Gobah
A risk assessment is the one HIPAA requirement almost every small practice either skips or does once and forgets about. Here's what OCR actually expects to see, broken into ten parts you can work through in an afternoon.
Read More →August 3, 2026 · Jonah Gobah
If OCR ever comes knocking — a complaint, a breach, or a routine review — the difference between a stressful audit and a manageable one usually comes down to one thing: whether your documentation was ready before they asked.
Read More →July 21, 2026 · Jonah Gobah
Most HIPAA guidance is written by hospital compliance officers, for hospital compliance departments. Here's what a two-provider dental or chiropractic office actually needs to do.
Read More →July 14, 2026 · Jonah Gobah
Your billing service, your scheduling software, your cloud backup — if any of them touch patient data, you need a signed Business Associate Agreement. Here's why practices miss this, and what it costs.
Read More →July 7, 2026 · Jonah Gobah
The headline fines get attention, but they're not the most common cost small practices face. Here's what actually happens after a breach, and where the real financial risk sits.
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