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 types and sizes of covered entities will be selected. Based on [...]
Meaningful Use season is in full swing and hospitals and physician practices are applying for the HITECH Act-authorized Medicare EHR incentive payments. The measure for the Privacy and Security objective, for both hospitals and physicians, states “conduct or review a security risk analysis per 45 CFR 164.308 (a)(1) and implement security updates as necessary and [...]
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First OCR HIPAA Audits Underway