Is Your HIPAA Compliance Program Ready for 2026?

Healthcare organizations are required to designate a HIPAA Compliance Officer—and with rising enforcement activity, that role has never been more critical.

In recent years, the number of breaches involving protected health information (PHI) has increased significantly, driven largely by cyberattacks and expanded data sharing across healthcare systems. In response, regulators have strengthened enforcement under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, increased audit activity from the Office for Civil Rights, and introduced new compliance expectations affecting healthcare providers in 2026.

Today’s HIPAA Compliance Officer must navigate complex regulatory requirements involving:

• Telehealth and electronic communications
• Information blocking under the 21st Century Cures Act
• Patient Right of Access enforcement
• Care coordination and information sharing
• Texting and emailing protected health information
• Updated Notice of Privacy Practices requirements
• Business associate agreements and oversight

Keeping up with these evolving rules can be challenging without expert guidance

Join healthcare compliance expert **Brian L Tuttle, CPHIT, CHP, CHA, CBRA, CISSP, CCNA, for a 60-minute online training on Monday, April 1st 2026, at 1 PM ET. In this session, Brian will break down the regulatory updates and enforcement trends that present the highest compliance risk for healthcare organizations today.

You’ll learn practical strategies to strengthen your HIPAA program, reduce audit risk, and ensure your organization is prepared as enforcement continues to increase.

What Your HIPAA Compliance Officer Will Learn:

In this 60-minute online training, you’ll gain practical, plain-English strategies to help strengthen your organization’s HIPAA compliance program and reduce regulatory risk.

Here are just a few of the key topics that will be covered:

• How to comply with updated Patient Right of Access requirements and avoid costly mistakes
• When a patient authorization may not be sufficient to release medical records
• Situations where a subpoena alone may not permit disclosure of protected health information
• How to ensure your mobile device, texting, and email policies properly safeguard patient data
• When state privacy laws may override federal requirements under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
• How to verify that business associate agreements and vendor contracts meet HIPAA standards
• Common telehealth and electronic communication mistakes that create compliance risks
• Best practices for documenting the responsibilities of your HIPAA Compliance Officer
• How to avoid common compliance gaps during care coordination and information sharing

And much more.

Healthcare organizations face a growing number of compliance challenges in 2026 as regulators continue to strengthen enforcement under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act.

Join HIPAA compliance expert Brian L Tuttle for this focused training session designed to help compliance officers better understand today’s regulatory expectations and strengthen their organization’s policies and procedures.