They're Back? HHS OCR Is Eyeing the Return of HIPAA Audits

The Agency Is Surveying Previous Auditees to Reassess the Dormant Program
As U.S. federal regulators fine-tune a strategy to push the healthcare sector into a stronger cybersecurity posture, they appear to be dusting off a HIPAA compliance audit program that's been dormant for the last seven years. Is a new round of HIPAA audits for regulated entities on the horizon?

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