Medical Economics September 13, 2023
Carl Cadregari

Everything you need to know about the latest government regulations on cybersecurity

Health and human service organizations possess an abundance of protected health information (PHI), by the simple nature of their operations. With phishing, smishing, ransomware, and other dangerous cyberattacks on the rise, the threat posed to these organizations has never been higher. As a result, many government agencies—including the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), Office of Civil Rights (OCR), and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)—are developing updated cybersecurity guidance and laws.

The following represent several of the recent, key cybersecurity updates that are important for health and human service organizations to understand:

Enhanced Cybersecurity Focus within OCR

On February 27, 2023, the HHS announced the formation...

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