BrandPost: The OCR is coming – five common mistakes and how to avoid them for 2015 HIPAA audits

2014 saw a rise in data breaches and HIPAA compliance failures within the healthcare industry. The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) takes privacy and security seriously, and more organizations have been fined for failure to comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). This year, the OCR will use the HIPAA audit program to randomly assess healthcare entities and business associates for compliance with the HIPAA privacy, security and breach notification rules. Here