As we mentioned in last week’s Webinar on the HIPAA Final Omnibus Rule, there are less than nine short months for covered entities and their business associates (and all downstream business associates) to comply with the HIPAA final rules. For those entities that have already taken steps following the release of the HITECH interim rules, the… Continue Reading
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OCR Presents Preliminary HIPAA Audit Findings
Posted in EnforcementOCR’s Audit Program, which began in December 2011, is part of HHS’ efforts under HITECH to assess HIPAA compliance by covered entities, identify best practices, and discover risks and vulnerabilities in protecting the privacy and security of PHI which may not have come to light through OCR’s complaint investigation and compliance reviews. OCR has repeatedly stated that… Continue Reading