tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2007 Issue 18

HIPAA: Feds Get 'Hands On' With HIPAA Security Compliance

New security rule crackdown could strike you.A low-key approach to keeping tabs on your protected health information (PHI) may leave you with a costly compliance headache.New development: In March, the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) made its first move to audit a health care provider for compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) security rule, which regulates PHI stored or transmitted electronically. The OIG's first provider target is Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta."This is the government's first systematic hands-on examination of compliance with any HIPAA regulation," says Rebecca Williams, attorney and partner...

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