OCR submits HITECH HIPAA reports to Congress
HIM Connection, September 13, 2011
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HHS submitted two reports to Congress as required by the HITECH Act—one on breaches of HIPAA privacy and security and another on HITECH and privacy and security compliance.
HITECH requires the HHS Secretary to submit an annual report to Congress containing the number and nature of breaches reported to the Secretary, and the actions taken in response to those breaches. HHS already lists breaches on its website.
The report on breaches provides an overview of the breach notification requirements, as well as a discussion of the reports the Secretary received as a result of these new requirements of the breaches that occurred in calendar years 2009 and 2010.
HITECH also requires the Secretary to submit an annual report to Congress regarding compliance with the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules. That compliance report summarizes complaints received by HHS of alleged violations of the provisions of Subtitle D of the HITECH Act, as well as of the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules at 45 CFR Parts 160 and 164.
Editor’s note: For the latest HIPAA news and information, visit the HIPAA Update website.
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