In examining how the Office of Civil Rights administered its periodic Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act audit program from January 2016 through December 2020, the U.S. Department of ...

The HHS’ Office for Civil Rights’ audit program was too narrow in scope to effectively assess data protections and reduce cyber risks in the healthcare sector, according to the report. The report, ...

The American Health Information Management Association has released its new “External HIPAA Audit Readiness Toolkit,” which helps organizations prepare for HIPAA Phase 2 audits. Since last year, HHS’ ...

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights launched Phase II of its audit program on March 21. Since that time, a significant amount of new information has emerged, including ...

A version of this article was first published December 22, 2020, by HCPro's Revenue Cycle Advisor, a sibling publication to HealthLeaders. The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) on December 17 released its ...

A long-overdue report on findings from a HIPAA compliance audit program conducted in 2016 and 2017 illustrates shortcomings that, unfortunately, are still common today. Those include the failure to ...

When the Office for Civil Rights knocks on your door, asking about HIPAA compliance, it pays to be ready. And OCR is looking to audit providers ranging from large to small, and across a wide ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) must take significant steps to enhance its HIPAA audit program to ensure stronger protection of electronic ...

Financial organizations that are business associates can expect a wave of HIPAA desk audits to evaluate the HIPAA compliance efforts of business associates. These audits have a limited focus and are ...

The Office of Civil Rights within HHS plans to move forward with its proactive HIPAA audits of business associates and covered entities, according to a report from The National Law Review.