tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2024 Issue Q2

Reader Questions: Focus On The Facts When Hiring HIPAA Audit Assistance

Question: Our large, primary care practice takes HIPAA very seriously, and we do our best to maintain compliance with the rule. At our last planning meeting, we realized it’s time to do another annual HIPAA risk assessment. Since it is a requirement under the HIPAA Security Rule, should we hire an outside consultant to do the assessment and analysis or is it OK for our compliance officer or IT manager to perform the audit? Indiana Subscriber Answer: No, it is not legally necessary to engage an outside HIPAA expert to perform your annual risk analysis. But that being...

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