tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2023 Issue Q3

HIPAA Round-Up: Feds Ramp Up Enforcement Post-PHE

OCR settles a cornucopia of cases in mid-year sweep. The first half of 2023 was relatively quiet on the HIPAA enforcement front, with much of the feds’ focus on proposals, announcements, and guidance in the wake of the COVID-19 public health emergency’s (PHE) end. But, since May 1, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has settled five extremely diverse cases, suggesting that the second half of the year may be a doozy for covered entities (CEs) and their business associates (BAs). During the pandemic, OCR naturally fixated on COVID-related issues and policymaking to ensure patients’ rights were...

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