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ARTICLE · 01 DECEMBER 2011
New Audit Program For HIPAA Privacy & Security Compliance Changes Enforcement Landscape For Covered Entities
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
As required by the HITECH Act, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") has announced the rollout of a new audit initiative to assess compliance across the nation with the privacy and security standards for protected health information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 ("HIPAA"), including the breach notification rules in the HITECH Act. All "covered entities" under HIPAA—including healthcare providers and group health plans of all sizes—must t
United StatesEmployment and HR
