Material updates to the HIPAA Security Rule could be on the way — affecting all HIPAA-regulated entities — for the first time in two decades. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Notice of Proposed...more
1/7/2025
/ Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Hackers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
HIPAA Security Rule ,
Multi-Factor Authentication ,
NIST ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Proposed Rules ,
Ransomware ,
Risk Management
The amendments to the HIPAA Privacy Rule designed to protect reproductive health care information (Amendments) are under legal challenge as the compliance date quickly approaches.
As discussed in more detail in our...more
12/20/2024
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Compliance ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ,
Enforcement ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Privacy Rule ,
Medical Records ,
New Amendments ,
Privacy Laws ,
Reproductive Healthcare Issues ,
SCOTUS