Recently, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to update ...

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) mandates a stringent framework for protecting sensitive patient information. These standards form the foundation of cybersecurity ...

Almost every stage of modern healthcare relies on stable and secure computer and network technologies.” The above is a direct ...

With many organizations still relying on outdated security protocols and optional encryption practices, the need for ...

HIPAA is the acronym for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act that was passed by Congress into law in the year 1996. It is legislation that provides security provisions and data ...

Technology has changed significantly since the HIPAA Security Rule was last updated in 2013 ... “We do know clearly that there isn't anything yet on the book, so to speak, that speaks to ...

Provide administrative, physical, and technical safeguards to ensure compliance with the HIPAA Security Rule Safeguard against anticipated threats to the security or integrity of protected electronic ...

Healthcare CIOs and CISOs are monitoring the recent Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposal to update the HIPAA Security Rule. These ...

OCR director Melanie Fontes Rainer said: “This proposed rule to upgrade the HIPAA Security Rule addresses current and future cybersecurity threats.” Over the past five years, OCR has observed ...