In examining how the Office of Civil Rights administered its periodic Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act audit program from January 2016 through December 2020, the U.S. Department of ...

The HHS’ Office for Civil Rights’ audit program was too narrow in scope to effectively assess data protections and reduce cyber risks in the healthcare sector, according to the report. The report, ...

The HHS Office for Civil Rights this past week announced the outcomes of three HIPAA investigations and brought another matter before a judge, signaling a continued prioritization of patients' rights ...

HHS’ Office for Civil Rights rolled out additional tools and initiatives addressing the opioid crisis to fulfill the 21st Century Cures Act. OCR works to ensure patients and their families have access ...

Protected Health Information (PHI) breaches occur for many reasons besides cyberattacks. In fact, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR), which leads breach ...

For example, the OCR stated that the failure to develop or implement compliant HIPAA policies and procedures “demonstrate [s] either conscious intent or reckless disregard with respect to . . .

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights has settled with MedEvolve for $350,000 over potential HIPAA violations regarding a data breach in which a server containing ...

HIPAA complaints and breaches increased from 2017 to 2021, but the agency in charge of auditing compliance said it doesn’t have the resources to handle the uptick. The HHS Office for Civil Rights, or ...

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