Preparing for HIPAA Audit: Are You Ready?

As announced in early 2014, the Office of Civil Rights is now conducting audits of HIPAA-covered entities to ensure compliance with privacy and security regulations. Although these audits are not new — Phase 1 of the auditing process occurred in 2011 and 2012 — the latest round of investigations now includes audits of business associates working with covered entities.

While not all businesses that are bound to HIPAA regulations will be audited in this round, there is a chance that any organization can be selected at any time. In most cases, the audits are going to be “desk audits,” meaning that …read more