By Alden J. Bianchi, Dianne J. Bourque, Kimberly J. Gold, and Cynthia J. Larose As we have reported in this blog (here, here, here, here, and here), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently released final regulations containing modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Enforcement, and Breach Notification Rules (Omnibus… Continue Reading
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HIPAA Audit Protocols Now Public
Posted in Data Compliance & Security, HIPAA/HITECH, Privacy RegulationWritten by: Dianne Bourque and Stephanie Willis As promised by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights (OCR) and as reported here on June 11th, OCR has released its HIPAA privacy and security audit protocols. The audit protocols are intended to cover the three main areas of HIPAA privacy and security enforcement: Privacy Rule requirements,… Continue Reading
