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HIPAA Audits- Timeline & Insights

The results of the 115 HIPAA compliance audits conducted as part of the pilot project last year are being evaluated, said Susan Mc Andrew of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights, and the HIPAA compliance audit program will not resume until after the current fiscal year ends. The evaluation is…

HIPAA Audits to Continue in 2013: Here’s What to Expect

In an interview with Howard Anderson from HealthcareInfoSecurity, Leon Rodriguez, Director of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights (OCR) outlined the HIPAA audit plans for the this year and next. He said that the number of completed HIPAA audits this year will be lesser than the originally planned 150, and…