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 Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is required by law to perform periodic audits of covered entities and business associates to ensure their compliance ...

Linda Sanches, OCR senior adviser, discusses compliance audits at HIPAA conference. Will the Department of Health and Human Services under the Trump administration create a permanent HIPAA compliance ...

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 ...

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, ...

Recognizing the increasing number of successful cyberattacks targeting health care organizations and their valuable patient data, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is calling for enhancements ...

The unit of the Department of Health and Human Services that enforces HIPAA still has plenty of work to do before it can launch its long-promised next round of HIPAA compliance audits, as planned for ...

Hivelocity gives healthcare organizations infrastructure designed to support their compliance programs while preserving clear ownership and control. Hivelocity's approach is to provide HIPAA-aligned ...

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The Office of Civil Rights is piloting the HIPAA Audit Program this month to ensure covered entities and business associates are compliant with HIPAA privacy and security rules and breach notification ...

Ambulatory surgery centers will be included in audits as part of a HIPAA audit program initiated by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights, according to a report in ...

The Department of Health and Human Services awarded a contract worth more than $9 million to consulting firm KPMG to assist the Office of Civil Rights in the setup of a HIPAA audit program, according ...