The US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) will soon begin a second phase of audits for compliance with HIPAA privacy, security and breach notification standards as required by the HITECH Act. In this second phase, OCR will audit both covered entities and their business associates, unlike the pilot audits of 2011 and 2012, which focused on covered entities alone. This On the Subject details practical steps that covered entities, including employer-sponsored group health plans, and their business associates can take to prepare for a potential audit.
Phase 2 HIPAA Audits Are Underway
By Anthony A. Bongiorno on May 5, 2016
Tags: covered entities, Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights, group health plan, Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, HIPAA, HITECH Act, OCR, Phase 2 Audit, protected health information, risk assessment, Security and Breach Notification Standards
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