The HIPAA Security Rule may soon undergo a big overhaul that would better defend healthcare data from cybersecurity threats – and require much more from covered entities when it comes to establishing ...

The HHS wants to update the HIPAA security rule for the first time in more than a decade to bolster healthcare cybersecurity, regulators said late last month. The Office for Civil Rights, which ...

It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future. High on the regulatory watch list for the healthcare sector is ...

Health-care organizations need to up their defenses as cyber attacks increasingly hit the sector. Focusing on identity and access management, patching key vulnerabilities, providing training on ...

In response to several high-profile cybersecurity incidents affecting hospitals and other health care providers, including the Change Healthcare breach, new federal legislation was recently introduced ...

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is planning a massive overhaul of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) security rule to strengthen baseline ...

Healthcare organizations face an unprecedented security crisis. Since 2018, the number of individuals affected by healthcare data breaches has nearly doubled—hitting 56 million last year. These ...

The HHS’ Office for Civil Rights’ audit program was too narrow in scope to effectively assess data protections and reduce cyber risks in the healthcare sector, according to the report. The report, ...

The newly proposed Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule may look very different once it becomes official as concerns loom. Earlier this year, the Federal Register ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced a settlement with Guam Memorial Hospital Authority (GMHA), a public hospital on the U.S. Territory, ...

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) aimed at enhancing cybersecurity protections for electronic ...