Jul 12, 2016 | Audit, HIPAA Audits, HIPAA Fine, HSN
Back in March, we reported that OCR had announced its Phase 2 Audit Program. When we last heard from OCR about Phase 2 HIPAA Audits, we saw that emails were being sent to Covered Entities and Business Associates. The purpose of the emails was to verify and...
Jul 11, 2016 | Audit, HIPAA Audits, HSN, ransomware, Security Training
HIPAA Secure Now! President and CEO writes an article for Physicians Practice called: Don’t Let HIPAA Audits, Ransomware Sink Your Practice At the same time medical practices are faced with the increased likelihood of a HIPAA audit, hackers hover around waiting...
May 23, 2016 | Audit, HIPAA Audits, HIPAA Fine, HSN, MACRA
Back in March, we reported that OCR had announced its Phase 2 Audit Program. OCR stated that they would compile a database of both Covered Entities and Business Associates to form the basis of the pool of organizations potentially targeted for audit. They have...
Mar 28, 2016 | Audit, Business Associate, HIPAA Audits, HIPAA Fine, HIPAA Violations, HSN
Watch HSN CEO discuss the next round of HIPAA Audits The post HSN CEO on NJTV discussing the next phase of the HIPAA audits appeared first on HIPAA Secure Now!.
Mar 24, 2016 | Audit, Audits & Violations, Business Associate, HIPAA Fine, HSN
Background Although HIPAA is an important set of laws passed to protect the sensitive medical information handled by millions of covered entities and business associates, Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has never established a permanent...
