The Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights is one step closer to fulfilling one of its mandates under the HITECH Act. The agency recently chose a firm to conduct HIPAA compliance audits at covered entities and business associates to ensure HIPAA compliance. Could this be a vision of the future of privacy? Could the HIPAA compliance audit program model be adopted by other, non-healthcare industries? If the program is successful, what can be expected, if anything, across the industry spectrum? The Daily Dashboard asked leading privacy attorneys and consultants for their opinions. 
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