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Protected Health Information Cybersecurity Proposed Rules

Epstein Becker & Green

Proposed Modernization of the HIPAA Security Rules

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The HIPAA Security Rule was originally promulgated over 20 years ago. While it historically provided an important regulatory floor for securing electronic protected health information, the Security Rule’s lack of...more

McGuireWoods LLP

HHS Proposed Rule May Enhance HIPAA Security but Leaves AI Questions Open

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In response to increased cybersecurity threats and significant regulatory enforcement actions, on Dec. 27, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking to enhance...more

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HHS OCR Releases Proposed Updates to HIPAA Security Rule

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On December 27, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to amend the Security Standards for the Protection of...more

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Proposed Changes to the HIPAA Security Rule Will Have a Significant Impact on the Health Care Sector

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A few days ago, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), through its Office for Civil Rights, issued the proposed rule HIPAA Security Rule to Strengthen the Cybersecurity of Electronic Protected Health...more

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Client Alert: HIPAA Happenings: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Proposes Updated HIPAA Cybersecurity Rules

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On January 6, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“DHHS”) Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) published a proposed rule entitled, “HIPAA Security Rule to Strengthen the Cybersecurity of Electronic Health...more

McDermott Will & Emery

HHS OCR Proposes Significant Modifications to HIPAA Security Rule

§ 160.101 Statutory basis and purpose. The requirements of this subchapter implement sections 1171–1180 of the Social Security Act (the Act), sections 262 and 264 of Public Law 104–191, section 105 of Public Law 110–233,...more

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New York Aims to Bolster Hospital Cybersecurity with Imminent Release of Proposed Regulations

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New York Governor, Kathy Hochul, recently announced proposed cybersecurity rules for New York hospitals, which are due to be imminently published in the State Register on December 6, 2023, subject to approval by the Public...more

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The BR Privacy & Security Download: November 2023

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Welcome to this month's issue of The BR Privacy & Security Download, the digital newsletter of Blank Rome’s Privacy, Security & Data Protection practice....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Pending Proposed Rule Would Make Far-Reaching Changes to HIPAA Privacy Regime

On January 21, 2020, the far-reaching HIPAA Privacy Proposed Rule, initially released on December 10, 2020, was published in the Federal Register. Despite speculation that the publication timeline would be altered when the...more

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New HHS Rules Would Simplify Emergency Data Sharing Procedures

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Officials at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are proposing modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule to ease information sharing in emergencies. Some of the modifications being discussed would provide patients...more

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