HHS to conduct compliance reviews

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HIPAA enforcement mechanism regulatory authority action

HHS to conduct compliance reviews refers to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ authority to proactively investigate and assess covered entities’ and business associates’ adherence to HIPAA privacy and security requirements.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	HIPAA enforcement mechanism ⓘ regulatory authority action ⓘ
aimsToProtect	individuals’ health information privacy ⓘ security of electronic protected health information ⓘ
appliesTo	HIPAA business associates ⓘ HIPAA covered entities ⓘ
carriedOutBy	HHS Office for Civil Rights NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Department of Health and Human Services NERFINISHED ⓘ
focusesOn	administrative safeguards for electronic protected health information ⓘ breach notification practices ⓘ business associate agreements ⓘ physical safeguards for electronic protected health information ⓘ policies and procedures for HIPAA compliance ⓘ risk analysis and risk management processes ⓘ technical safeguards for electronic protected health information ⓘ use and disclosure of protected health information ⓘ workforce training on HIPAA requirements ⓘ
geographicScope	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
governedBy	federal health information privacy law ⓘ
involves	evaluation of technical systems and safeguards ⓘ interviews with relevant personnel ⓘ review of documentation and records ⓘ
legalBasis	HIPAA Breach Notification Rule NERFINISHED ⓘ HIPAA Privacy Rule NERFINISHED ⓘ HIPAA Security Rule NERFINISHED ⓘ Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act NERFINISHED ⓘ
mayBeInitiated	in response to indications of systemic noncompliance ⓘ in response to patterns of complaints ⓘ proactively by HHS ⓘ
mayResultIn	civil monetary penalties ⓘ corrective action plans ⓘ findings of noncompliance ⓘ resolution agreements ⓘ
objective	deter future violations of HIPAA requirements ⓘ promote voluntary compliance with HIPAA ⓘ
purpose	assess compliance with HIPAA breach notification requirements ⓘ assess compliance with HIPAA privacy requirements ⓘ assess compliance with HIPAA security requirements ⓘ enforce HIPAA protections for protected health information ⓘ identify patterns or practices of noncompliance ⓘ
relatedTo	HIPAA audits ⓘ HIPAA compliance investigations ⓘ
subjectOf	HIPAA Privacy Rule enforcement ⓘ HIPAA Security Rule enforcement NERFINISHED ⓘ

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