The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced two resolutions for potential HIPAA violations two months into 2023. These resolutions fall at opposite ends of the HIPAA compliance spectrum—cybersecurity and medical record access. Each is focused on the goal of protecting patient privacy.
The Office for Civil Rights finished 2022 with some enforcement action relating to the HIPAA Security and Privacy Rule enforcer’s Right of Access Initiative.
When it comes to HIPAA compliance, there’s always something new to learn. In 2022, Paubox, a security provider, reported more than 3 million people were affected by breaches involving electronic medical records.
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has had a busy fall putting out guidance and proposing rule changes in some crucial areas of HIPAA compliance. Here’s a breakdown of some of its current operations.
In September, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released its fall 2022 data for enforcement. Covered entities (CE) and business associates (BA) can review this data to determine areas that most commonly trigger enforcement on behalf of the government’s regulator for the HIPAA Privacy and Security rules.
Those in charge of overseeing HIPAA compliance at their healthcare organizations need to have a firm understanding of privacy laws outside of the healthcare arena.
