HHS should withdraw OCR’s proposed HIPAA Security Rule, healthcare organizations say
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Beyond HIPAA Compliance: Why Healthcare Must Mandate Encryption of ePHI Now
Kurt Markley, Managing Director, Americas at Apricorn
Data breaches and ransomware attacks have become a persistent and costly challenge in the healthcare sector. As the Change Healthcare ransomware attack shows us, these threats continue to…
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Navigating the New HIPAA Security Rule: A Guide for Healthcare Leaders
George McGregor, VP of Marketing for Approov
Major cybersecurity breaches continue to plague the US healthcare industry, and on December 27, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), via its Office for…
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Florida provider settles with OCR for $800,000 over HIPAA Security Rule allegations
The Office for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services this week announced that it has reached a settlement with Tampa, Florida-based BayCare Health System over several potential violations of…
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Simplifying HIPAA Compliance: How Microsegmentation Can Help
Garrett Weber, Field CTO – Enterprise Security at Akamai Technologies
In today’s cybersecurity landscape, the stakes have never been higher especially for organizations in the healthcare industry. Data breaches and ransomware attacks are not just…
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Pivot: Discussing the Impact of a Proposed HIPAA Security Update
Last December, the Department of Health and Human Services proposed a rule that would make data encryption a standard and not optional across healthcare organizations that store and transfer patient health information.
In the…
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Healthcare Groups Oppose HIPAA Security Changes-2025
INDUSTRY LEADERS CHALLENGE $9 BILLION REGULATION
Eight major healthcare industry associations have jointly petitioned President Donald Trump and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to withdraw proposed HIPAA Security Rule updates introduced during the final…
Proposed HIPAA Updates and What They Mean for Healthcare IT teams
Jacob Johnson, CISO of ArmorPoint
Few industries rely more heavily on sensitive personal information than the healthcare sector, and therefore few collect, store and share as much data. The Department of Health and Human Services…
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Why Basic Compliance Isn’t Enough – HIStalk
HIPAA Security Rule Update: Why Basic Compliance Isn’t EnoughBy Jason Ward
Jason Ward is VP of IT and tech support at Collette Health.
The healthcare sector has become an increasingly attractive target for…
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HHS releases notice of HIPAA Security Rule update
The Department of Health and Human Services and the Office for Civil Rights have announced they will be soliciting comments on a proposal to modify the Security Standards for the Protection of Electronic Protected…
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