A Crusade for Enforcement of Healthcare Compliance Principles
Healthcare organizations are perpetually under rigorous
screening with the enactment of HIPAA and HITECH laws
meant for checking health care data breaches and privacy
violations.
These...
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A Crusade for Enforcement of Healthcare Compliance Principles
Healthcare organizations are perpetually under rigorous
screening with the enactment of HIPAA and HITECH laws
meant for checking health care data breaches and privacy
violations.
These organizations have become hapless victims
due to staff malpractices and negligence followed by severe consequences.
The Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS) and the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) have been seriously pursuing
organizations that have shown a lax attitude towards regulations compliance.
Organizations that is unable to control their information security systems are being severely
pulled up by the HHS and OCR, awarding expensive penalties and negative publicity for non-compliance.
With the HHS and OCR breathing down their necks the healthcare providers are trapped in a state of
discomfort and stress.
Besides the concern of staff indulging in malpractices, these organizations have
several other issues that restrain them
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