That’s right, they’re back! The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) audits you hoped were a thing of the past—having been discontinued since 2017—are returning. All covered entities will be subject to these HIPAA audits, and they are due to start any day now. ...
HIPAA changes are coming in 2023—is your organization prepared? You may have heard rumors circulating over the last year that changes are coming to HIPAA. It’s true: the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has stated that modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule are due to...
HIPAA compliance may seem simple from the outside: understand the rules, and follow them. But anyone working in compliance knows that it’s much more than that—and while you tailor policies, training, and contracts to the needs of your organization, your high-level...
Email is a critical part of daily life and modern business: but is it HIPAA compliant? There’s no denying that, in a healthcare setting, email is convenient. It saves time and eases communication between internal staff, referring providers, and business associates....
Whether you’re trying to increase budget for compliance, build organizational buy-in, or communicate needs on behalf of the compliance department, it is critical to know how to speak to the specific concerns of the c-suite. That’s why today, we’re...