5 Ways to Avoid those Extravagant HIPAA Fines

With the new updates in the HIPAA Audit Program, there are a lot of complexities that have loomed in the forefront. Now you must pass the HIPAA Audit, or else there is a fine involved in its violation. Lack of timely risk assessment and failure to address the ongoing HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules are the key factors. 

There are first requirements of HIPAA Security Rules which if not implemented would result in fine. Listed under, are 5 ways to avoid HIPAA fines and be in par with HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules.

Important Queries on HIPAA Omnibus Updates: Are you Compliant to All?

On January 25, 2013, as the Department of Health and Human Sciences (HHS) published the ‘HIPAA Omnibus Rule’, it put forward a set of final rules and regulations modifying the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Significant changes have been made in relation to the privacy and security obligations of providers concerned with Patient’s Protected Health Information (PHI). With the HIPAA Omnibus Update, HHS made some important changes to privacy and security requirements under HIPAA as well as the HITECH Act. Creating a new breach standard, clarifying business associate definitions, implementing increased liability and penalty structures mandated by the HITECH Act were included in the changes. Now there were some frequently asked questions to be answered from the whole update that people needed to understand about the complex rule.