HIPAA

That's a good idea David! ------------------------------ Erica Jansky MS/CCC-SLP, MS/MOB Director of QA & Compliance CHS Therapy ------------------------------

Erica, I would ask your vendor what "HIPAA audit" they are talking about and ask them to show where it is a requirement. ------------------------------ David Garrison Compliance/Privacy Officer SEARHC Juneau,AK ------------------------------

Thank you David and Frank!  I'm not the Privacy Officer yet so HIPAA has not been my focus, but we are working with a vendor that said yes it needs to be done annually so I thought I would reach out here for more insight. ------------------------------ ...

Erica...the nice thing is that...from a C&C...if anyone shares with you a different perspective, simply ask them to share their source from the regulations. Is an annual HIPAA audit conducted by a third party, a legal or regulatory requirement for ...

I've not heard of an annual HIPAA audit.  There are various self audits that an entity could do internally on an annual basis, but nothing in the way of a legal or regulatory requirement. ------------------------------ David Garrison Compliance/Privacy ...