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🎥 New HIPAA Insider Episode – Build a High-Functioning, HIPAA-Compliant Medical Website with WordPress

In the final installment of our 3-part HIPAA Insider series, co-hosts Adam Zenedin and Gil Vidal dive deep into the functionality must-haves for medical websites using WordPress—with a sharp focus on security, efficiency, and patient experience.

✅ What’s Inside This Episode:

• Hand-picked medical WordPress themes that look professional and save thousands in design costs

• A breakdown of top appointment booking plugins (including WP Booking Calendar & Bookly) and how to choose the right one based on your calendar ecosystem and HIPAA needs

• A quick guide to secure contact forms (WP Forms & Contact Form 7) and how to ensure they’re properly encrypted

• Plus: A sneak peek into how AI can be used to generate custom medical site themes (yes, really)

Whether you're a solo practitioner, clinic owner, or healthcare marketing agency, this episode is packed with actionable advice to streamline your web presence and stay HIPAA compliant.

🎯 If you’re building or improving a healthcare website, this episode is your blueprint.

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✅ HIPAA Compliance Tip: Secure Your Contact Forms

When it comes to patient-facing sites, form security is non-negotiable—over half of healthcare data breaches trace back to web applications mishandling PHI. Plain-text email notifications or unencrypted storage turn every form submission into a compliance gap.

Action Steps:

1. Choose audited, HIPAA-ready plugins.
   – WPForms Pro + Form Locker
   – Contact Form 7 + CF7-Encrypt

2. Encrypt in transit & at rest.
   – Require HTTPS/TLS 1.2+ for all form pages.
   – Store submissions in a database encrypted with AES-256.

3. Eliminate plain-text emails.
   – Disable default email notifications.
   – Use secure admin dashboards or encrypted webhooks for alerts.

Your forms might look polished, but any unencrypted PHI is a ticking liability. Lock it down—or pay the price.

Industry News Roundup

OCR Settlement with Neurology Practice

On April 25, 2025, HHS OCR settled a HIPAA Security Rule investigation following a ransomware attack at Comprehensive Neurology, PC. Reinforces OCR’s enforcement role and the importance of robust security controls.
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DaVita Ransomware Attack

Dialysis provider DaVita suffered a ransomware incident on April 12, 2025, encrypting parts of its network but maintaining patient care via isolated systems and backups. Highlights the need for tested incident-response plans in healthcare IT.
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