The 2012 audits conducted by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), the governing body that enforces HIPAA regulations, revealed an egregious lack of compliance across the healthcare industry. With the next round of audits scheduled to begin soon, it’s hard to say how forgiving the OCR will be. One thing is for sure: The OCR expects healthcare organisations to monitor themselves. Even so, many companies have yet to initiate a thorough internal audit of their...
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