Federal regulators are delaying the start of phase two of the HIPAA audit program until the agency finishes the roll-out of technology that will allow audited organizations to submit data via a Web portal. The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights plans to do more on-site audits and fewer remote “desk audits” than originally planned, an OCR senior adviser says. The agency is planning to send pre-screening surveys to covered entities and then to business associates “in near future””]
Source: https://www.govinfosecurity.com/hipaa-audits-revised-game-plan-a-7296