Getting it all done when you're a solo act
Briefings on HIPAA, September 1, 2010
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Dena Boggan, CPC, CMC, CCP, chuckled when someone recently suggested that her staff audit some patient records.
“I wish I had a staff,” laughed Boggan, HIPAA privacy/security officer at St. Dominic Jackson (MS) Memorial Hospital.
However, this is fairly typical in many healthcare settings, where HIPAA privacy and security officers often are the only individuals who are responsible for compliance.
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