by Gary Pritts | Nov 18, 2011 | HIPAA
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General, the agency’s watchdog, has released its annual work plan. It is 117 pages specify hundreds of work items reviewing every nook and cranny of the health system. Medicare and Medicaid... Read More
by Gary Pritts | Nov 9, 2011 | HIPAA
The random HIPAA compliance audits mandated under the HITECH Act will begin this month. Yesterday, the HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) announced that every covered entity and business associate is eligible for an audit. To guide future audit efforts, a wide range of... Read More
