Does the 2016 HIPAA Audit Protocol Set New Expectations for HIPAA Policies and Procedures?
The HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Regulations require healthcare organizations to establish and create policies and procedures to help demonstrate compliance with the...
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No HIPAA Audit Request Letter Last Week? Does That Mean I’m Safe?
On Monday, July 11, 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights (OCR) sent out 167 e-mails for the first round selection of the HIPAA Desk Audits....
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What To Expect When You Are Expecting… A HIPAA Audit
Searching through your email at the start of the workday, and there it is, staring straight at you – an e-mail from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights...
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