FierceHealthIT reports on Davis Wright Tremaine’s Adam Greene’s recent interview with HealthcareInfoSecurity and his advice for healthcare organizations facing Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) audits this fall that are expected to be “more narrow in focus.” Greene says the process is going to be a “bit tougher” coming forward for organizations that don’t employ meticulous documentation. “If you’re a well-organized organization, I think these desk audits will make things significantly easier,” Greene said, adding the Office for Civil Rights “has indicated they are not going to do follow-up questions … so you want your policies and procedures to tell a good story of your compliance.” Editor’s Note: The IAPP Resource Center’s Close-Up: HIPAA offers additional tools and research related to this topic.
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