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HIPAA training: Why am I here and why should I care?

The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has announced the items of focus during 2014's random audits. Number two on the list is training (the first being security risk assessments). Why the attention on training? The Ponemon Institute's Third Annual Benchmark Study on Patient Privacy & Data Security, published in December 2012, says it all. The most prevalent origin of patient data breaches-43% of them-can be attributed to unintentional employee actions. And when it comes to preventing these breaches, "Employee training is the most common activity but does not seem to be effective in reducing insider negligence."

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