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New Cybersecurity Rules for Healthcare? Understanding HHS's HIPPA Proposal

Background The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted in 1996 to protect sensitive health ...
HHS

HIPAA Omnibus Rule Released

The long-overdue final HIPAA omnibus rule was posted on the Federal Register public inspection desk Jan 17. The package of regulations will be officially posted on the Federal Register on Jan. 25. See ...
JD Supra

HHS Proposes Major Revisions to HIPAA Security Rule

On December 27, 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) related to the Security Rule under the Health Insurance Portability and ...
Dark Reading

New HIPAA Cybersecurity Rules Pull No Punches

An unmitigated revamp of healthcare cybersecurity is coming in 2025, and experts warn that the compliance burden for organizations will be steep. Since 2005, healthcare organizations have been subject ...
JD Supra

Proposed HIPAA Security Rule Shifts Warrant Study and Comment

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that strengthens the Security Rule of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ...
Law

Flurry of HHS Enforcement Actions Signaling Warning to HIPAA-Covered Entities

Since Feb. 21, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has announced 14 monetary penalties/settlements related to cyber incidents with no signs of ...