HIPAA (the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) is widely misunderstood by many providers and the public. I'm sure most of the public thought the "p" stood for privacy. And try calling an ICU or a hospital when a loved one is admitted with a question - even if you are the designated caregiver. The Department of Health and Human Services which overseas HIPAA did impose a Privacy Rule to cover the use and sharing of individuals health records. Have you ever read the Privacy Policy at your doctor's office? They are required to provide it under HIPAA. You do not have to agree to share your data with their Business Affiliates or anyone else for Marketing Purposes. But have you ever tried to opt out? It's almost impossible. Suffice it to say, that the #privacy and #security components that were supposed to be part of the HIPAA regime have lagged at best. Been totally misapplied at worst. Does the UnitedHealthcare databreach ring a bell? Well, on December 30th the HHS finally proposed an overhaul of the security rule making to strengthen the requirements. Encryption and Passwords will be required under the proposed rule rather than merely "addressable" (optional). The proposal will be the first change in the security rules in 11 years. The proposal will be published on January 6,2025 and will be open for comment until March 7, 2025. https://lnkd.in/erdNHTni https://lnkd.in/gWKi6GKb
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HHS, OCR To Solicit Comments On Proposal To Modify HIPAA Security Rule Healthcare IT News (12/30, Fox) reports HHS “and the Office for Civil Rights have announced they will be soliciting comments on a proposal to modify the Security Standards for the Protection of Electronic Protected Health Information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009.” To “strengthen healthcare cybersecurity and address” the rising number of data breaches, “the proposed modifications – to be published in the Federal Register on January 6, 2025 – aim to address significant changes in technology, breach trends, enforcement, best practices and methodologies for protecting ePHI and take into account court decisions that affect Security Rule enforcement.”
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HHS, OCR To Solicit Comments On Proposal To Modify HIPAA Security Rule Healthcare IT News (12/30, Fox) reports HHS “and the Office for Civil Rights have announced they will be soliciting comments on a proposal to modify the Security Standards for the Protection of Electronic Protected Health Information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009.” To “strengthen healthcare cybersecurity and address” the rising number of data breaches, “the proposed modifications – to be published in the Federal Register on January 6, 2025 – aim to address significant changes in technology, breach trends, enforcement, best practices and methodologies for protecting ePHI and take into account court decisions that affect Security Rule enforcement.”
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HHS, OCR To Solicit Comments On Proposal To Modify HIPAA Security Rule Healthcare IT News (12/30, Fox) reports HHS “and the Office for Civil Rights have announced they will be soliciting comments on a proposal to modify the Security Standards for the Protection of Electronic Protected Health Information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009.” To “strengthen healthcare cybersecurity and address” the rising number of data breaches, “the proposed modifications – to be published in the Federal Register on January 6, 2025 – aim to address significant changes in technology, breach trends, enforcement, best practices and methodologies for protecting ePHI and take into account court decisions that affect Security Rule enforcement.”
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The security of healthcare data is paramount to the securing our National Security. Such an important topic and need for a strong identity security program.Okta
National Advisor for Cybersecurity and Risk at the American Hospital Association - Helping Protect Healthcare in America
?? News Flash HHS proposes updates to HIPAA Security Rule to address cybersecurity concerns The Department of Health and Human Services Dec. 27 issued proposed changes to the Security Standards for the Protection of Electronic Protected Health Information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009. The department notes that since the publication of the HIPAA Security Rule in 2003, technical advancements in systems used to maintain health information, along with the persistently increasing costs of security measures, underscore the need to update the HIPAA Security Rule. This rule proposes updates that it sees as essential to ensure a baseline of security standards capable of addressing current and emerging security risks and threats to electronically protected health information. HHS proposes changes to regulations pertaining to administrative, physical and technical safeguards, organizational and documentation requirements, and other provisions. These proposed modifications aim to improve cybersecurity in the health sector by strengthening requirements for HIPAA-regulated entities to safeguard ePHI and better manage cybersecurity threats. The public has 60 days to comment on the proposed changes. The AHA is reviewing the rule, and members will receive more information in early January regarding the provisions proposed rule and its potential impact on our members. American Hospital Association U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) HHS Office of the Chief Information Officer
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The HIPAA Security Rule is ripe for change. Given the rise in large breaches involving ePHI we are likely to see more prescriptive cyber requirements. It’s time!
National Advisor for Cybersecurity and Risk at the American Hospital Association - Helping Protect Healthcare in America
?? News Flash HHS proposes updates to HIPAA Security Rule to address cybersecurity concerns The Department of Health and Human Services Dec. 27 issued proposed changes to the Security Standards for the Protection of Electronic Protected Health Information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009. The department notes that since the publication of the HIPAA Security Rule in 2003, technical advancements in systems used to maintain health information, along with the persistently increasing costs of security measures, underscore the need to update the HIPAA Security Rule. This rule proposes updates that it sees as essential to ensure a baseline of security standards capable of addressing current and emerging security risks and threats to electronically protected health information. HHS proposes changes to regulations pertaining to administrative, physical and technical safeguards, organizational and documentation requirements, and other provisions. These proposed modifications aim to improve cybersecurity in the health sector by strengthening requirements for HIPAA-regulated entities to safeguard ePHI and better manage cybersecurity threats. The public has 60 days to comment on the proposed changes. The AHA is reviewing the rule, and members will receive more information in early January regarding the provisions proposed rule and its potential impact on our members. American Hospital Association U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) HHS Office of the Chief Information Officer
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Global Head of Security & Public Safety Consulting @BuroHappold The ideas, views & opinions expressed in my LinkedIn posts represent my own views & not those of my employer or LinkedIn.
Drew Neckar thanks for this. You highlight a very important feature that very few organisations or facility owners or operators have in place. Change management is a key component of any risk management programme, yet I seldom see any form of record keeping that details change in physical security measures. These records should be at the heart of any physical security program and form part of the overall security governance framework.
National Advisor for Cybersecurity and Risk at the American Hospital Association - Helping Protect Healthcare in America
?? News Flash HHS proposes updates to HIPAA Security Rule to address cybersecurity concerns The Department of Health and Human Services Dec. 27 issued proposed changes to the Security Standards for the Protection of Electronic Protected Health Information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009. The department notes that since the publication of the HIPAA Security Rule in 2003, technical advancements in systems used to maintain health information, along with the persistently increasing costs of security measures, underscore the need to update the HIPAA Security Rule. This rule proposes updates that it sees as essential to ensure a baseline of security standards capable of addressing current and emerging security risks and threats to electronically protected health information. HHS proposes changes to regulations pertaining to administrative, physical and technical safeguards, organizational and documentation requirements, and other provisions. These proposed modifications aim to improve cybersecurity in the health sector by strengthening requirements for HIPAA-regulated entities to safeguard ePHI and better manage cybersecurity threats. The public has 60 days to comment on the proposed changes. The AHA is reviewing the rule, and members will receive more information in early January regarding the provisions proposed rule and its potential impact on our members. American Hospital Association U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) HHS Office of the Chief Information Officer
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HHS, OCR To Solicit Comments On Proposal To Modify HIPAA Security Rule Healthcare IT News?(12/30,?Fox) reports HHS “and the Office for Civil Rights have announced they will be soliciting comments on a proposal to modify the Security Standards for the Protection of Electronic Protected Health Information under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009.” To “strengthen healthcare cybersecurity and address” the rising number of data breaches, “the proposed modifications – to be published in the Federal Register on January 6, 2025 – aim to address significant changes in technology, breach trends, enforcement, best practices and methodologies for protecting ePHI and take into account court decisions that affect Security Rule enforcement.” https://lnkd.in/gjQvqJ4B
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The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) last week issued a proposed rule to improve cybersecurity and modify the current Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Security Rule to require health plans, health care clearinghouse, and most health care providers, and their business associates, to strengthen cybersecurity protections for individuals’ protected health information. The proposed rule, which is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on January 6, 2025, aims to address frequent cyberattacks targeting the U.S. health care system. https://buff.ly/4g1m2MF
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HIPAA Update 27. december to be finalized 6th jan. 2025 US is now requiring more dedicated focus and stricter control to fullfil HIPAA and also follow up with 125 pages of detailed guidance/refinement. "On December 27, 2024, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a?Notice of Proposed Rulemaking?(NPRM) to modify the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Security Rule to strengthen cybersecurity protections for electronic protected health information (ePHI)." Covered entities include: Health plans, health care clearinghouses, and most health care providers, and their business associates. https://lnkd.in/dB7ZZYu7
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Chief Revenue & Client Engagement Officer, Cyber Resilience, Cybersecurity & Compliance Executive, MBA, Certified in Cybersecurity(CC), InfraGard Member
Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights Proposes Measures to Strengthen Cybersecurity in Healthcare Under HIPAA. The Department’s Office for Civil Rights seeks to update HIPAA Security Rule for the first time since 2013. Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Office for Civil Rights (OCR), issued a proposed rule to improve cybersecurity and better protect the U.S health care system from a growing number of cyberattacks. The proposed rule would modify the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Security Rule to require health plans, health care clearinghouses (an organization that enables the exchange of health care data between a provider and a payer (insurance company)), and most health care providers, and their business associates, to strengthen cybersecurity protections for individuals’ protected health information. This proposed rule is the latest step taken by OCR to address more frequent cyberattacks targeting the U.S. health care system, consistent with the HHS Healthcare and Public Health critical infrastructure sector?Cybersecurity Performance Goals. #HIPAA #HealthcareCyberResilience #RiskIsRelentless #CyberResilienceIs24By7 24By7Security, Inc. Sanjay Deo Rema Deo HIMSS South Florida Chapter HIMSS Central & North Florida Chapter South Florida Hospital and Healthcare Association Florida Health Care Association CHIME https://lnkd.in/erVac2Nx.
