HIPAA Compliance

Is HIPAA Certification Real? What OCR Actually Accepts

No federal agency certifies HIPAA compliance. Here's what the certificate on your vendor's website actually means, what OCR asks for during an investigation, and how to build the evidence file that survives one.

HIPAA Certification

HIPAA Certification: What It Proves and What It Doesn't

A health system's procurement portal wants your "HIPAA certification certificate" in ten business days. No such federal credential exists. Here's what to send instead, and what documentation actually holds up under an OCR investigation.