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HIPAA Clarity for Your Practice

Attorney-written, practice-tested. The HIPAA answers medical practices actually need.

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May 28, 2026

OCR Missed Its Own May Deadline on the HIPAA Security Rule. What Small Practices Should Actually Do.

OCR targeted May 2026 for the most significant HIPAA Security Rule overhaul since 2003. The deadline came and went without a final rule. Here is what is actually happening, why small practices stand to lose the most, and what an independent practice should do regardless of which scenario plays out.

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May 3, 2026

What to Do When You Think Your Practice Has Had a HIPAA Breach

Two real-world HIPAA breach scenarios. A misdirected email and a ransomware attack walked through with the same response framework. Plus the documentation OCR will ask to see.

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April 23, 2026

One Phishing Email, $103,000, and Two Years of Federal Oversight: A HIPAA Wake-Up Call for Small Practices

In February 2026, an Illinois treatment center paid $103,000 to settle a HIPAA case that started with a phishing email. The fine was not for the breach. It was for what the practice had not done beforehand.

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April 19, 2026

Why We Built Lifeline Compliance: HIPAA Tools for Independent Medical Practices

An introduction to Lifeline Compliance — attorney-developed HIPAA templates built specifically for independent medical practices, by a healthcare attorney with twelve-plus years of HIPAA experience.

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