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OCR has been made aware of postcards being sent to health care organizations informing the recipients that they are required to participate in a \u201cRequired Security Risk Assessment\u201d and they are directed to send their risk assessment to\u00a0www.hsaudit.org<\/a>.\u00a0 This link directs individuals to a non-governmental website marketing consulting services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please be advised that this postcard notification did not come from OCR or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.\u00a0\u00a0This communication is from a private entity \u2013 it is NOT<\/strong>\u00a0an HHS\/OCR communication.\u00a0 HIPAA covered entities and business associates should alert their workforce members to this misleading communication.\u00a0 Covered entities and business associates can verify that a communication is from OCR by looking for the OCR address or email address, which will end in\u00a0@hhs.gov<\/strong>, on any communication that purports to be from OCR, and asking for a confirming email from the OCR investigator\u2019s\u00a0hhs.gov\u00a0email address.\u00a0 The addresses for OCR\u2019s HQ and Regional Offices are available on the OCR website<\/a> at\u00a0https:\/\/www.hhs.gov\/ocr\/about-us\/contact-us\/index.html<\/a>, and all OCR email addresses will end in\u00a0@hhs.gov.\u00a0 If organizations have additional questions or concerns, please send an email to:\u00a0OCRMail@hhs.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suspected incidents of individuals posing as federal law enforcement should be reported to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

OCR has been made aware of postcards being sent to health care organizations informing the recipients that they are required to participate in a \u201cRequired Security Risk Assessment\u201d and they are directed to send their risk assessment to\u00a0www.hsaudit.org.\u00a0 This link directs individuals to a non-governmental website marketing consulting services. 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