Becker's Healthcare March 7, 2025
The public comment for HHS’ proposed cybersecurity rule will end at midnight March 7. The rule aims to revise existing security standards “to better protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of electronic protected health information,” according to the department’s website.
One radiology group, Evansville, Ind.-based Radiology Business Management Association, expressed concern over the proposed rule, called the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Security Rule to Strengthen the Cybersecurity of Electronic Protected Health Information, in a Feb. 28 letter to HHS.
“Many of the additional requirements outlined in the proposed rule could be cost prohibitive without generating a commensurate level of additional protection for individual patients, their...