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Eagle Consulting, Inc. has worked with healthcare providers who have failed meaningful use audits in the last two years. In each of these cases, the providers contacted us after the auditors found that they had not completed a legitimate risk analysis as required by...
OIG 2014 Work Plan Highlights, Part 3: EHR Security Audits
Covered entities have been complying with the HIPAA Security Rule since 2005, with the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) as the main enforcer starting in 2009. Industry watchers know that compliance across the provider community was limited, so, when CMS designed...
OIG 2014 Work Plan Highlights, Part 2: Biomedical Equipment Security
One item in the OIG 2014 Work Plan is to examine the controls over networked medical devices. That’s right. Yet another government entity, the OIG, plans to scrutinize hospital IT / Biomedical security. The OIG indicates that biomedical equipment is “increasingly...
OIG 2014 Work Plan Highlights, Part 1: Secure ePHI and portable devices
OIG Work Plan Highlights, Privacy and Security Measures – Part 1 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) Work Plan for fiscal year 2014 was published on January 31st. It includes several measures related to privacy and...
Latest HIPAA News from the OCR
There has been quite a bit of activity from the HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) related to health information privacy. Consumers and medical providers should take note of the following: A Spanish version of the Model Notices of Privacy Practices (NPP) has been issued...
OCR to OACBDD Tech Alliance – Key Take Aways
Two representatives from HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) presented on February 19, 2014 to about 70 members of the Ohio Association of County Boards of Developmental Disabilities Tech Alliance (OACBDD Tech Alliance). Sifting through the information presented, here...
Elements of an Effective Compliance Program
Wanda Hardy and Jeffrey Dunifon, both of the Office of Civil Rights Region 5, yesterday presented to the OACBDD Tech Alliance yesterday at the Delaware County Board facilities. The 1 day program was dedicated to HIPAA compliance. Among the many best-practices...
OCR Presents to Ohio Developmental Disability Boards
OCR Investigators Wandah Hardy and Jeffrey Dunifon, both from Office of Civil Rights Region 5, presented today to approximately 70 representatives from Ohio Developmental Disability (DD) Boards at a special program organized by the Ohio DD Board Tech Alliance. We will...
