David Forslund wrote:
They may be better thought of as HIPAA compliance officers, but
their role is to
approve activities only if they are HIPAA compliant. I would be
surprised if most hospitals don't have such folk today.
Actually, HIPPA mandates that every health care organization have a
designated security officer, usually labeled the compliance officer. I
am sure the slang of HIPPA police will come into use. HIPPA compliance
is just as much a part of operations as IRB's are to human subject
research, in the US.
