A March 31 article published in Bloomberg BNA's
Privacy Law Watch and other publications reports that the pace
of HIPAA privacy audits is expected to remain the same under a
newly appointed HHS civil rights director. Eric Fader was quoted in
the article, "New HHS Civil Rights Head to Stay the Course on
Privacy."
While the appointee, Roger Severino, doesn't bring any specific
healthcare experience to his new role as director of the Health and
Human Services Office for Civil Rights, he should maintain the
OCR's existing commitment to enforce the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act, Eric told Bloomberg
BNA. Eric said it's unlikely that there will be a partisan
battle over the OCR's approach to HIPAA enforcement, which
includes auditing healthcare providers and their business
associates for compliance with the HIPAA privacy, security and
breach notification rules.
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