Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI), Covered Entities, Cyber Threats

PEOs Need to Prepare for Increased Cybersecurity Requirements Thanks to Proposed HIPAA Security Rule Revisions

Fisher Phillips on 1/8/2025

With the HIPAA Security Rule set to undergo a massive overhaul to boost cybersecurity protections, PEOs need to take note. After all, as stewards of worksite employee and client company data – and as sponsors of group health...more

Proposed Updates to HIPAA Security Rule Would Require Entities to Adopt Enhanced Cybersecurity Measures

Fisher Phillips on 1/7/2025

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 and maintaining defenses....more

Insider Threats to Healthcare Data: What You Need to Know and 5 Steps You Can Take Now

Fisher Phillips on 5/22/2024

Healthcare data breaches are occurring more frequently and on larger scales than ever before – and while you defend against cyberattacks and other external threats, make sure you do not overlook the critical role your...more

2022 Outlook: More Dangerous Ransomware Coupled With Inadequate Security Practices

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 1/17/2022

Report on Patient Privacy 22, no. 1 (January, 2022) - As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its third year, real “security fatigue” with pandemic-related issues will combine with cybercriminals’ increasingly sophisticated...more

Security Threats Soar From Nation-State Bad Actors as the New Year Gets Underway

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) on 1/13/2021

Report on Patient Privacy 18, no. 1 (January 2021) - Security threats to health care entities will continue to escalate in 2021, as bad actors with significant capabilities target pandemic-weary organizations still...more

Compliance: Top Takeaways from Foley and PYA’s Annual “Let’s Talk Compliance” Event

Foley & Lardner LLP on 2/11/2020

For the second year in a row, Foley & Lardner LLP and PYA hosted a compliance master class on various health-related compliance issues. “Let’s Talk Compliance” is an annual one-day event featuring a panel of presenters that...more

HIPAA, Security Vulnerabilities and Patching

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints on 7/3/2018

In its most recent Cybersecurity Newsletter, OCR focuses on the intersection of HIPAA and information security. To be sure, HIPAA requires covered entities and business associates to address their organizations’ information...more

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