Outpatient Facility Coding Alert - 2022 Issue 12
Reader Questions: Pocket This HIPAA Complaint Overview
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Article Overview
This article explains the general complaint-resolution process used by the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) under the HIPAA Enforcement Rule. It is aimed at healthcare practices, compliance staff, and coding or billing professionals who want to understand the broad stages of complaint review, investigation, and potential follow-up actions when OCR finds a violation. The discussion focuses on complaint timing, covered entities and business associates, resolution agreements, corrective action plans, and possible enforcement outcomes.
Why This Topic Matters
Understanding the complaint process helps covered entities and business associates recognize how OCR evaluates alleged HIPAA issues and what types of resolutions may follow. This is useful for compliance planning and for anticipating the administrative consequences of a complaint.
What You Will Learn
- How OCR generally handles HIPAA complaints from intake through resolution
- What broad conditions may affect whether OCR investigates a complaint
- How settlement-related processes can relate to a compliance resolution
- What types of follow-up obligations may be associated with OCR resolution agreements
- How noncompliance with an agreed corrective plan can affect enforcement outcomes
Who Should Read This
- Healthcare compliance professionals
- Practice managers
- Privacy and security officers
- Medical office administrators
- Revenue cycle and billing teams
- Providers and covered entities under HIPAA
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