tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2013 Issue 24

Industry Notes

OCR Did Not Comply With HIPAA Requirements, Says OIG One governmental agency — the HHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG) — is saying that another agency — the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) — failed to comply with “certain Federal requirements critical to the oversight and enforcement of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Security Rule (Security Rule),” in November 21 release. “OCR had not assessed risks, established priorities, or implemented controls for its Federal requirements to provide for periodic audits of covered entities to ensure their compliance with Security Rule requirements,” the...

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