HHS seeks input HIPAA security rule video by Dec. 8 to address risk management and OCR investigations in a prerecorded presentation.

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 ...

In recent years, health care organizations and the vendors that support them have been prime targets for cyber attacks. Indeed, just last year, the ransomware attack on the health care clearinghouse ...

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere you look now, boasting an ability to streamline workflow and boost efficiency—and the health care ...

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) aimed at enhancing cybersecurity protections for electronic ...

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1. The HIPAA Security Rule has not been updated since it went into effect in 2005. 2. Since ASCs don’t generally qualify for ARRA/HITECH stimulus funds, because they are intended for hospitals and ...

OCR is accepting comments on the Proposed Rule through September 13, 2010. Covered entities, business associates and others affected by the Administrative Simplification Regulations should consider ...

Can you go to prison for violating HIPAA even if you're not aware you're breaking the law? A U.S. appellate court says yes. See Also: Mastercard on Agentic Payments: How AI Agents, Tokenization, and ...