Material updates to the HIPAA Security Rule could be on the way — affecting all HIPAA-regulated entities — for the first time in two decades. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Notice of Proposed...more
1/7/2025
/ Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Hackers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
HIPAA Security Rule ,
Multi-Factor Authentication ,
NIST ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Proposed Rules ,
Ransomware ,
Risk Management
Recognizing the increasing number of successful cyberattacks targeting health care organizations and their valuable patient data, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is calling for enhancements to the HIPAA audit...more
12/10/2024
/ Audits ,
Breach Notification Rule ,
Compliance ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Security Rule ,
Noncompliance ,
OCR ,
OIG ,
PHI ,
Vulnerability Assessments