Getting ready for and responding to HIPAA audits can be a daunting task for many hospitals and health systems, but a panel of security and privacy professionals have two words of advice: Prepare and ...
Investigations by the Office for Civil Rights related to compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act will no longer be initiated by only complaints and self-reported ...
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 ...
Sharetru's HIPAA compliance means the company has assumed responsibility for implementing and maintaining the security ...
KPMG, a national consulting services firm, will conduct 150 audits of healthcare organizations in order to provide the HHS Office of Civil Rights with information on common gaps in the security of ...
The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) published a new toolkit to help healthcare organizations prepare for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Phase 2 ...
The new HIPAA rules have higher fines--mandatory minimum fine of $10,000 for willful neglect of compliance. According to the officials, enforcement is now a priority and the healthcare entities need ...
Most employers have become accustomed to the IRS and Department of Labor periodically auditing their qualified retirement plans. Now, employers must also be ready for HIPAA audits. Processing Content ...
The Office for Civil Rights is currently auditing Covered Entities and Business Associates to assess compliance with HIPAA mandated processes, controls, and policies. Nursing facilities, LTC ...
In apparent acknowledgement that HIPAA violation enforcement has been less than aggressive so far, a government adviser said that HIPAA audits would soon produce swift results — and penalties, when ...