On January 6, 2025, the Biden Administration issued a new proposed rule updating the HIPAA Security Standards ( “Proposed ...

The Department of Health and Human Services proposed updates to the HIPAA Security Rule to enhance cybersecurity and improve ...

Proposed changes to HIPAA regulations are meant to strengthen cybersecurity protections for electronic protected health information.

The major update to the HIPAA security regulations also requires healthcare organizations to strengthen security incident response plans and procedures, carry out annual penetration tests and ...

From the Justice Department's press release about the charges in June: A Houston doctor has been indicted for obtaining protected individual health information for patients that were not under his ...

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In addition, the Proposed Rule mandates that covered entities conduct a penetration test at least once every 12 months. The Proposed Rule seeks to enhance the HIPAA Security Rule’s contingency ...

The same goes for third-party vendors. "If you have a hospital and you have a cleaning crew that comes in to clean the hospital, they also have to be HIPAA compliant," Kimmitt said. Get the latest ...

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