The Office for Civil Rights Should Enhance Its HIPAA Audit Program to Enforce HIPAA Requirements and Improve the Protection of Electronic Protected Health Information

NEW: Nursing Facility Industry Segment-Specific Program Guidance

November 27, 2024: Puerto Rico Did Not Designate a Medicaid Contracts Oversight Lead in a Timely Manner and Certified Contracts That Were Noncompliant A-02-24-01002
November 26, 2024: CDC's and SAMHSA's Processes for and Challenges With Compiling Data for the National Drug Control Assessment A-03-24-00353
November 25, 2024: The Office for Civil Rights Should Enhance Its HIPAA Audit Program to Enforce HIPAA Requirements and Improve the Protection of Electronic Protected Health Information A-18-21-08014

November 22, 2024; U.S. Department of Justice: Michigan Woman Convicted of $1.4M Health Care Kickback Scheme
November 21, 2024; U.S. Department of Justice: Physician Pleads Guilty to Medicare Fraud Scheme
November 21, 2024; U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of California: Fresno Doctors Agree to Pay $2.4 Million to Resolve Kickback Allegations
November 21, 2024; U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Missouri: Local Home Healthcare Company Owner Accused of $800,000 Fraud