"HIPAA Compliance Audits and Heightened Enforcement Are Coming: Are You Ready?"
LOS ANGELES ― Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
Health Care Practice Group partner
Michael Dowell wrote an article published by BNA’s
Health Law Reporter in its August 22, 2011 issue. The article discusses increased HIPAA Privacy and Security enforcement efforts, and predicts a potential for further investigations, fines, penalities and mandarory corrective actions plans for covered entities and business associates as the result of future audits and investigations.
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