Cascade official shares lessons learned from CMS HIPAA security audit
Briefings on HIPAA, April 1, 2010
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Ten covered entities (CE) found themselves in CMS' crosshairs in 2008 when the federal government conducted on-site audits to verify compliance with the HIPAA security rule.
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