{"id":434,"date":"2020-08-17T17:25:15","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T21:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eagleassociates.net\/news\/?p=434"},"modified":"2020-08-17T17:29:41","modified_gmt":"2020-08-17T21:29:41","slug":"ocr-issues-alert-on-hipaa-postcard-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eagleassociates.net\/news\/2020\/08\/ocr-issues-alert-on-hipaa-postcard-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"OCR Issues Alert on HIPAA Postcard Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued an alert regarding postcards being sent to health care organizations disguised as official OCR communications, claiming to be notices of a mandatory HIPAA compliance risk assessment.&nbsp;The postcards have a Washington, D.C. return address, and the sender uses the title \u201cSecretary of Compliance, HIPAA Compliance Division.\u201d The postcard is addressed to the health care organization\u2019s HIPAA compliance officer and prompts recipients to visit a URL, call, or email to take immediate action on a HIPAA Risk Assessment.&nbsp;The link directs individuals to a non-governmental website marketing consulting services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The OCR urges HIPAA covered entities and business associates to alert their workforce members to this misleading communication.&nbsp;The communication is from a private entity \u2013 it is&nbsp;<strong>NOT<\/strong>&nbsp;an HHS\/OCR communication.&nbsp;Covered entities and business associates can verify that a communication is from OCR by looking for the OCR address or email address on any communication that purports to be from OCR.&nbsp;The addresses for OCR\u2019s HQ and Regional Offices are available on the OCR website at:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhs.gov\/ocr\/about-us\/contact-us\/index.html\">https:\/\/www.hhs.gov\/ocr\/about-us\/contact-us\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All OCR email addresses will end in&nbsp;@hhs.gov.&nbsp;If your organization has questions or concerns, you may send an email to:<a href=\"mailto:OCRMail@hhs.gov\">&nbsp;OCRMail@hhs.gov.&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Suspected incidents of individuals posing as federal law enforcement should be reported to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Eagle Associates, Inc.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Your service with us includes Live Support, which means our Consultants are available to answer unlimited questions at no additional cost. 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