Audit Controls
UPDATE: On February 17, 2017, Audit Controls Underlined in $5.5M OCR HIPAA SettlementMemorial Healthcare Systems recently agreed to an OCR HIPAA settlement, with a lack of audit controls cited as a key factor in the decision.Florida-based Memorial Healthcare Systems (MHS) recently agreed to a $5.5 million OCR HIPAA settlement, stemming from incidents that were reported in 2012. OCR stated that a lack of audit controls was a major factor in the determined settlement.A PHI data breach was first reported to OCR on April 12, 2012, where MHS employees inappropriately accessed patient information, including names, dates of birth, and Social Security [...]