Becker's Healthcare December 30, 2024
HHS plans to modify HIPAA to better safeguard the healthcare industry from hackers.
The agency issued a proposed rule Dec. 27 with plans to publish more details and open it up to public comments Jan. 6.
In 2023, over 167 million individuals were affected by large healthcare data breaches, a number that is expected to increase in 2024 after the February ransomware attack on claims processor Change Healthcare, the largest healthcare hack in history.
Here are six things the proposed changes to HIPAA would require of...