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.
