The 2016 Phase 2 HIPAA Audit Program

19. June 2016 HIPAA 0
“The Office for Civil Rights, under HHS, is ready to begin the next wave of HIPAA compliance audits on covered entities. Find out what they should expect and how to prepare.” For details, please visit: http://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/compliance-enforcement/audit/index.html Data privacy and security is a key requirement for every healthcare professional. HIPAA requires all physicians to train their ...

Is your practice HIPAA compliant?

08. June 2016 EHR, HIPAA, Patient Portal 0
Supporting and implementing HIPAA compliancy is a key requirement for every healthcare professional. HIPAA requires all covered entities such as small practices to train their staff in patient privacy issues and establish policies for handling protected electronic patient information. Small physician groups that might have assumed they were exempt from government data-security regulations received a ...