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Brooks Pierce

OIG Recommends Changes to HIPAA Audit Program to Strengthen Data Protections, Implications for Regulated Entities

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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is required by law to perform periodic audits of covered entities and business associates to ensure their compliance with HIPAA Security Rule...more

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K&L Gates Triage: Triage in 2018: Health Care Topics to Watch in the New Year

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We expect 2018 to be another year of rapid change within the health care industry. In this episode, Mary Beth Johnston highlights some of the key topics that the health care practice group will monitor in the coming year,...more

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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - January 2018 #2

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Health Care Organizations Saw an 89% Increase in Ransomware in 2017 - Our experience last year is consistent with the conclusion of a new report issued by Cryptonite in its 2017 Health Care Cyber Research Report—that the...more

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OCR Alerts Listservs About Fake Phishing Email to Covered Entities and Business Associates

On November 28, 2016, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued an Alert to its listservs that a phishing email is being circulated on “mock HHS Departmental letterhead under the signature of OCR”s Director, Jocelyn Samuels”...more

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Beware of Phishing Email Disguised as Official OCR Audit Communication

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The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has posted an alert (and a follow-up alert) warning health plans, health care providers, and their vendors of a mock communication...more

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Cybersecurity 2017 – The Year In Preview: HIPAA Compliance

Editor’s Note: This is the third in a continuing end-of-year series. The year ahead promises to be a busy one for those with responsibility for HIPAA compliance, as the Office of Civil Rights (OCR), charged with...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Just Around the Corner – HIPAA Audits for Business Associates

Financial organizations that are business associates can expect a wave of HIPAA desk audits to evaluate the HIPAA compliance efforts of business associates. These audits have a limited focus and are conducted by the U.S....more

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How Recent Cybersecurity Government Publications Impact HIPAA Security Compliance and the New Audit Initiative

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Cybersecurity Impacts on HIPAA Security Compliance and the New Audit Initiative - New Audit Initiative Items to Watch - While The HHS Office for Civil Rights recently announced its intent to perform a second...more

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Fiduciary Regulation and How Recent Cybersecurity Government Publications Impact HIPAA Security Compliance and the New Audit...

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Fiduciary Regulation - The Office of Management and Budget released the final Fiduciary or Conflict of Interest regulation and related prohibited transaction exemption modifications from its review today. The next...more

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Alert: OCR Begins Phase 2 of HIPAA Audit Program

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On March 21, 2016 the US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced the start of phase 2 (Phase 2) of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Audit Program. OCR...more

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Cybersecurity and Data Privacy and Health Care: Federal Office for Civil Rights Returns to Proactive HIPAA Enforcement with 2016...

The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced this week that it has launched the long-anticipated latest round of audits for compliance with the privacy, security, and breach notification provisions of the Health Insurance...more

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