The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights has announced it will be launching phase two of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act audit program. Advisers can ...

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 ...

Much like a tornado watch, the conditions appear to be right for a coming storm: the upcoming Phase 2 HIPAA audits. The Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has begun ...

According to an Anesthesia Business Consultants blog post, HHS’ Office for Civil Rights plans to audit 350 covered entities in phase 2 of the HIPAA audits and while the chances of an anesthesia group ...

The recently announced OCR HIPAA audits are not a cause for panic, according to experts, especially of organizations have proper documentation. With the most recent round of OCR HIPAA audits announced ...

HHS’ Office for Civil Rights recently released the details of round two of its HIPAA compliance audit program, and in this round, any covered entity and any business associate of a covered entity are ...

> In order to prepare for a HIPAA audit, hospital officials would be wise to not only become familiar with audit protocol, but also to run their own internal mock audits, according to Matt Jackson, a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Financial organizations that are business associates can expect a wave of HIPAA desk audits to evaluate the HIPAA compliance efforts of business associates. These audits have a limited focus and are ...

Skilled nursing operators and other healthcare providers should prepare for a new round of audits designed to ensure compliance with federal cybersecurity and patient privacy laws, a Health and Human ...

Government inspections are nothing new for nursing homes. OSHA monitors workplace safety, and HHS enforces compliance with HIPAA and billing standards. Each requires careful preparation and a clear ...