It's an ironic story. The Office for Civil Rights, the division of HHS responsible for investigating HIPAA privacy and security violations, is now facing scrutiny after its own security practices ...

Earlier this spring, the Office for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services put out a call for comments about the cybersecurity provisions and monetary penalties stipulated by ...

Well-known health data privacy expert and federal adviser Deven McGraw is joining the Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights as its new deputy director for health information ...

The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) in the Department of Health and Human Services is expanding its fight against HIPAA security and privacy violations, as mandated by the HITECH Act. The OCR, a ...

A government watchdog released a report Monday that accuses the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) of not taking appropriate steps to mitigate ...

The Department of Health and Human Services has issued a warning to healthcare sector organizations about a phishing email campaign that pretends to be HIPAA compliance audit communications from HHS' ...