Edward G. Zacharias
Subscribe to Edward G. Zacharias's PostsEdward G. Zacharias is the managing partner of McDermott’s Boston office. Clients across the healthcare industry and beyond turn to him for practical, business-oriented counsel on their most significant privacy and cybersecurity compliance, healthcare regulatory and transactional matters. Ed’s clients include “Big Tech” companies, health information technology and digital health companies, healthcare providers, insurers, electronic health record platforms, pharmacies, drug and device manufacturers, life sciences companies and health services vendors. Read Edward Zacharias' full bio.
OCR Launches Phase 2 HIPAA Audit Program with Pre-Audit Screening Surveys
By Edward G. Zacharias, Daniel F. Gottlieb and Ryan S. Higgins on May 26, 2015
Posted In Health and Welfare Plans, Privacy and Data Security
HIPAA covered entities have reported that the HHS Office for Civil Rights recently sent pre-audit screening surveys to a pool of covered entities that may be selected for the previously delayed second phase of HIPAA compliance audits. This On the Subject describes the phase two audit program and identifies steps that covered entities and business...
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OCR to Begin Phase 2 of HIPAA Audit Program
By Edward G. Zacharias and Daniel F. Gottlieb on Aug 26, 2014
Posted In Health and Welfare Plans, Privacy and Data Security
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) will soon begin a second phase of audits (Phase 2 Audits) of compliance with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) privacy, security and breach notification standards (HIPAA Standards) as required by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical...
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