AlphaMCS Downtime
AlphaMCS will be down this afternoon, December 1, from 5 p.m.-6 p.m. Partners apologizes for the short notice.
Attention Providers: Office of Civil Rights Phishing Scam
On November 28, 2016, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a listserv announcement warning covered entities and their business associates about a phishing email that disguises itself as an official communication from the Department. The email prompts recipients to click a link regarding possible inclusion in the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Rules Audit Program, and directs individuals to a non-governmental website, marketing a firm’s cybersecurity services.
OCR would like to further share that this phishing email originates from the email address OSOCRAudit@hhs-gov.us and directs individuals to a URL at http://www.hhs-gov.us. This is a subtle difference from the official email address for the HIPAA audit program, OSOCRAudit@hhs.gov, but such subtlety is typical in phishing scams.
Partners wants all providers to be aware of this matter. Addtionally, please note that official communications regarding the HIPAA audit program are sent to selected auditees from the email address OSOCRAudit@hhs.gov.
In addition, OCR has notified select business associates of their inclusion in the Phase 2 HIPAA audits. If you receive and email from OCR regarding Phase 2 audits, please contact either:
- Katherine McGee, Partners’ HIPAA Security Officer, at kmcgee@partnersbhm.org or call 704-884-2686
- Wendy Powers, Partners’ Health Information Management Manager, at wpowers@partnersbhm.org or call 828-323-8064.
For more information on the Phase 2 HIPAA audit program, please visit our website at http://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/compliance-enforcement/audit/index.html.
NC DMH/DD/SAS Issues Request for Applications for Conversion or Construction of New Psychiatric/Substance Use Inpatient Beds in Rural Hospitals
The Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services has issued a Request for Applications (RFA) for the conversion or construction of new psychiatric/substance use inpatient beds in rural hospitals. You can find the RFA at http://www.ncdhhs.gov/about/grant-opportunities/mental-health-developmental-disabilities-substance-abuse-services-grant-opportunities
Attention Providers: Office of Civil Rights Phishing Scam
On November 28, 2016, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a listserv announcement warning covered entities and their business associates about a phishing email that disguises itself as an official communication from the Department. The email prompts recipients to click a link regarding possible inclusion in the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Rules Audit Program, and directs individuals to a non-governmental website, marketing a firm’s cybersecurity services.
OCR would like to further share that this phishing email originates from the email address OSOCRAudit@hhs-gov.us and directs individuals to a URL at http://www.hhs-gov.us. This is a subtle difference from the official email address for the HIPAA audit program, OSOCRAudit@hhs.gov, but such subtlety is typical in phishing scams.
Partners wants all providers to be aware of this matter. Addtionally, please note that official communications regarding the HIPAA audit program are sent to selected auditees from the email address OSOCRAudit@hhs.gov.
In addition, OCR has notified select business associates of their inclusion in the Phase 2 HIPAA audits. If you receive and email from OCR regarding Phase 2 audits, please contact either:
- Katherine McGee, Partners’ HIPAA Security Officer, at kmcgee@partnersbhm.org or call 704-884-2686
- Wendy Powers, Partners’ Health Information Management Manager, at wpowers@partnersbhm.org or call 828-323-8064.
For more information on the Phase 2 HIPAA audit program, please visit our website at http://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/compliance-enforcement/audit/index.html.