Physicians Practice January 23, 2025
The long anticipated HIPAA Security Rule Notice of Proposed Rule Making strives to strengthen electronic protected health information cybersecurity.
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is coming in like a lion from the start of 2025. For example, three enforcement actions involving either covered entities or business associates related to Privacy Rule and Security Rule violations – ransomware, the lack of an annual risk analysis and deletion protected health information – were announced within the first week of the New Year.
On Jan. 6 the United States Department of Health and Human Services – Office for Civil Rights (HHS-OCR) published the long anticipated HIPAA Security Rule Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM), which strives to strengthen...