Monthly Archives: November 2011

90-Days Grace Period granted by CMS to HIPAA 5010

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services gave the following statement on November 17th regarding its decision to offer 90-days grace time for enforcement of the HIPAA 5010 transactions sets, which have a compliance date of Jan. 1, 2012 : Today … Continue reading

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HIPAA Privacy and Security Procedures Audit Program Initiative By OCR

Brief Summary: To ensure that all covered Healthcare entities and its associates are complying with the HIPAA Privacy and Security Policies and also maintaining the Breach Notification Standards, periodic audits have to be conducted by the HHS as per the … Continue reading

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