OCR Begins Phase 2 of HIPAA Audits

As a part of its continued efforts to assess compliance with the HIPAA Privacy, Security and Breach Notification Rules, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has begun its next phase of audits of covered entities and their business associates. In its 2016 Phase 2 HIPAA...

HIPAA Breaches from 2015 Must Be Reported by Feb. 29

Covered entities that experienced a breach (or breaches) of protected health information (PHI) have 60 days after the end of the calendar year to submit reports to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), making this year’s deadline Monday, Feb. 29. The year-end rule...