HIPAA audits are coming, and there are steps providers can take to make sure they are ready to go in the event they are "the lucky winners," Rebecca Williams, RN, partner and chair for the Health IT & ...

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office for Civil Rights plans to survey 115 HIPAA-covered entities to get feedback on the auditing process, according to a notice published this week in ...

As detailed in our latest webinar, “Daunting but doable: Preparing for the next round of HIPAA audits,” the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has begun implementing the first full-phase HIPAA audit ...

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 ...

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 ...

On March 21, 2016, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) launched the long-awaited Phase 2 of the audit program that is ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

First Round of HIPAA Audits Exposes Providers’ Weaknesses Providers are still not doing some of the most basic tasks required by the law. The first round of HIPAA audits by the US Department of Health ...

HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) will be conducting on-site HIPAA audits in 2017, though a hospital's chances of being selected will be “very, very low,” senior advisor Linda Sanches said at a recent ...