HHS Health-Care Privacy, Security Guidance Flood Coming

Health-care practitioners can expect a slew of guidance documents from the government this year, covering everything from social media privacy to the rationale for assessing penalties.

The guidance is a priority for the Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights, Iliana Peters, a senior adviser for HIPAA compliance and enforcement at the OCR, said during the Health Care Compliance Association’s Compliance Institute in Washington March 27.

Upcoming guidance will also cover the certification of electronic health record technology, Peters said, noting the OCR would work with the HHS’s Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology on the ...