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, ...

A long-overdue report on findings from a HIPAA compliance audit program conducted in 2016 and 2017 illustrates shortcomings that, unfortunately, are still common today. Those include the failure to ...

Microsoft 365, along with services like SharePoint and OneDrive, can be configured to meet HIPAA requirements for handling protected health information. Compliance requires the right licensing plan, a ...

With the government gearing up for its HIPAA compliance audits, it’s a good time for covered entities and their business associates to do a HIPAA compliance checkup. The Health Information Technology ...

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 ...

Healthcare compliance audits are getting stricter, with regulators zeroing in on documentation, coding accuracy, and data security. From Medicaid behavioral health notes to HIPAA audit logging, ...

The Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights has yet to firm up a timeline or a strategy for HIPAA compliance audits, which were mandated by the HITECH Act. That's the word ...

Investigations by the Office for Civil Rights related to compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act will no longer be initiated by only complaints and self-reported ...

LAS VEGAS, February 12, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sharetru, a leader in the managed file transfer technology space, today announced it has successfully completed its HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability ...