Healthcare DIVE January 3, 2025
Emily Olsen

The update, which would be the first since 2013, aims to clarify and provide more instruction on securing health data as cyberattacks and breaches in the sector skyrocket.

Dive Brief:

  • The HHS wants to update the HIPAA security rule for the first time in more than a decade to bolster healthcare cybersecurity, regulators said late last month.
  • The Office for Civil Rights, which enforces HIPAA, proposed changes to the regulation that aims to clarify and offer more specific instruction on securing electronic health data. The update would also require organizations and their business associates to keep security policies in writing, as well as review, test and update them on a regular basis.
  • The proposal comes as the healthcare...

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