tci Part B Insider - 2016 Issue 12

Patient Privacy: It's Official: HIPAA Audits Are in Full Swing

Here’s how you can be ready in case an audit comes your way. You’ve been hearing for years that HIPAA audits are around the bend, but with the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) repeatedly delaying them, many practices were beginning to wonder if the privacy audits were simply an urban myth. An OCR announcement last week, however, confirmed that phase two audits are very real—and are already in motion. What is phase two? During phase one of the HIPAA audits, the OCR implemented a pilot program to essentially establish the audit protocol. Now that phase two...

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