3 tips to stay in compliance with HIPAA patient access, data security regulations

NEW ORLEANS—The federal Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is ramping up its focus on the Right of Access Initiative, which ensures patients timely access to their medical records.

Potential enforcement actions by OCR could impact physician practices, according to Robert Tennant, speaking at the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) annual conference.

In a health IT policy update, Tennant, director of health information technology policy for MGMA’s government affairs, offered some tips to practice managers on complying with privacy, patient access and data security regulations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).