The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), continues to advance proposed updates to the HIPAA Security Rule. If finalized substantially as proposed, these changes would represent the most significant update to the Security Rule in more than a decade.
The proposed revisions are driven by the continued escalation of ransomware attacks, third-party risk exposure, cloud adoption, remote access dependencies, and the increasing use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies across healthcare environments.
While HHS/OCR has not announced a publication date for a Final Rule, healthcare organizations should begin evaluating the potential operational, compliance, and cybersecurity implications associated with the proposed changes. The direction of the proposed rule signals heightened expectations around cyber resilience, risk management maturity, and demonstrable protection of Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI).
Join Ovation Healthcare’s Ken Williams, Chief Information Security Officer, for an informative discussion on the current status of the proposed rule, anticipated impacts to healthcare organizations, and practical steps leaders can take now to prepare for future regulatory changes.
Learning Objectives:
Based upon the proposed rule, public commentary, and current regulatory direction, healthcare organizations should anticipate increased emphasis in the following areas:
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