tci Part B Insider - 2008 Issue 41

HIPAA: Medicare Contractors Aren't Properly Overseeing HIPAA Policies, New OIG Report Finds

These surprising results may cause payers to start scrutinizing your HIPAA practices -- follow these steps to ensure compliance.Think the days of HIPAA scrutiny are behind you? Not so fast. Based on the results of a new OIG audit, you could be facing renewed interest in your HIPAA policies.On Oct. 30, the OIG released its latest audit report, entitled, "Nation-wide Review of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 Oversight," which evaluated CMS oversight and enforcement of HIPAA implementation.Although most practices and hospitals feel that they've...

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