KPMG Audits
                
 
						    
		
		
		
		
					
		
				
			I was fortunate enough to have a seminar attendee at my Dallas, Texas, Cross Country HIPAA seminar on August 23 whose hospital had been audited .. read more
                
                OCR Releases HIPAA Audit Protocol
                
 
						    
		
		
		
		
					
		
				
			On August 10, 2012, the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) of the Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) published its audit protocol for assessing .. read more
                
                OCR Director: “Tolerance for HIPAA Non-Compliance Is Low”
                
 
						    
		
		
		
		
					
		
				
			The Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) hosted the annual .. read more
                
                More Info on DHHS HIPAA Audits | HIPAA Compliance
                
 
						    
		
		
		
		
					
		
				
			Susan McAndrew, deputy director of the Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”), has announced that OCR has completed the first 20 audits mandated by the HITECH .. read more
                
                Upcoming 5th Annual Conference on Safeguarding Health Information With Guest Commentator Richard D. Dvorak
                
 
						    
		
		
		
		
					
		
				
			National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) and Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) are co-hosting the 5th annual .. read more
