Navigating Privacy and Security Are You Ready for a HIPAA Audit?

摘要

THE HITECH OMNIBUS Rule mandated that the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) conduct periodic audits on privacy and security compliance. The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) added HIPAA-covered entities (CEs) and their business associates (BAs) to the audit schedule in March 2016 as a part of Phase 2 implementation.