The audit program will verify that covered healthcare entities and business associates are compliant with the HIPAA privacy and security standards, the notice said. KPMG will help develop the audit protocol and will conduct site visits with hospital leadership to ensure compliance. An audit report will then be submitted after each site visit, noting any compliance problems and methods used to conduct the audit, the notice said.
Read the FBO notice on the HIPAA audit program.
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