Last week, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced the launch of phase 2 of the HIPAA Audit Program. OCR’s goal is to proactively uncover and address risks and vulnerabilities to protected health information (PHI). Effective immediately, OCR will ensure Covered Entities (CEs), their Business Associates (BAs) and vendors have comprehensive risk management frameworks…
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Leading specialty care provider assures HIPAA compliance for three years and counting with Aegify Compliance Manager Dr. John Frame, highly respected surgeon and founder of Breast Health Specialists of Oklahoma (BHS of OK), has operated on thousands of breast cancer patients over his nearly three decades of surgical experience. However, he also runs a vibrant,…
In this whitepaper you will learn 5 steps to achieving HIPAA Compliance. However, given that new vulnerabilities are discovered every day, it is imperative to conduct HIPAA assessments regularly. It is not a one-time endeavor and should be completed once every quarter at the minimum.
Background & Challenges “We had no idea where our compliance posture stood, or how much of our daily practices were already in compliance. However we did know that we were not in compliance as much as we should’ve been,” said Donnell, office manager for Internal Medicine Associates of Memphis, Tennessee. This is not an uncommon…
Background & Challenges Barbara is the office manager for a Grand Rapids, Michigan family practice with four staffers and 1800 patients. The practitioner has been providing healthcare services to patients for 24 years. While attending her monthly association meeting of regional physician office managers, Barbara met local services provider Joe Dylewski, president of ATMP Solutions,…
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (HHS and OCR) has announced its Phase 2 audit program. HHS auditors will concentrate on high-risk areas, eliminating on-site visits and potentially integrating the audits into OCR’s formal enforcement program. Phase 2 audits will be conducted by OCR staff and will likely involve a…
The OIG (Office of Inspector General, US HHS Department) 2015 audits will focus on: Extent to which hospitals comply with the contingency planning requirements of HIPAA in terms of establishing policies and procedures for responding to any emergency or events that could compromise protected health information. How truly were the providers entitled to meaningful use…
Cyber threats and cyber-security are getting full attention across the world with many governments setting up aggressive cyber security mechanisms. Enterprises irrespective of the type of the industry and size of business are prone to cyber-attacks and the consequential data breaches with the healthcare industry being most affected. HIPAA breaches are getting rampant with a…
Technological growth has empowered today’s healthcare industry with a number of software applications and IT infrastructure which enables them to communicate, store and process patient health information the digital way. However, with cyber threat lurking above the IT enabled environment, the Office for Civil Rights had enforced the HIPAA Privacy Rule, as a sequel to…
