The first HIPPA audit ever was quietly initiated by the Department of Health and Human Services in March and is raising concerns in the health care industry.
Editor’s Note (Valle): The health care industry knew that this would eventually happen and I am glad that there is finally some action by the HHS that shows that there will be some enforcement of the HIPPA requirements. Also as healthcare providers are audited, the HIPPA’s vague information security requirements will become more defined and transparent to health care IT staff.
*Update* Below is a link to some of the questions that HSS might ask in an audit.
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9025253&pageNumber=1
