Phase II of
the HIPAA Audit Program has begun, with many covered entities and business associates receiving a «Audit Entity Contact Verification» message from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Office of Civil Rights (OCR).
On Monday, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced the long - awaited launch of Phase 2 of
its HIPAA Audit Program.
Not exact matches
OCR is required by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act to establish a permanent compliance
audit program for
HIPAA covered entities and their business associates.
The email instructs recipients to click a link regarding inclusion in the
HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Rules
Audit Program but redirects to a non-governmental firm marketing its cybersecurity services.
In the Fiscal Year 2017 budget justification presented to the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee, OCR Director Jocelyn Samuels noted that the
audit program would support OCR's «compliance and enforcement mission by proactively and systematically measuring industry compliance with
HIPAA requirements.»
OCR recently announced its pilot
program to
audit covered entities for privacy and security compliance and says in 2012 it will conduct up to 150
audits in their effort to ensure that covered entities and their business associates are complying with the
HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules and the Breach Notification Standards.
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