HIPAA Security Rule Proposed Updates: Addressing Increasing Cyberthreats in Health Care

On January 6, HHS’ Office for Civil Rights published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking titled “HIPAA Security Rule to Strengthen the Cybersecurity of Electronic Protected Health Information.” Wes Morris, Senior Director of Consulting Services, Clearwater, speaks with Jennifer Kreick, Partner, Haynes and Boone LLP, and Thomas Tanabe, Associate, Haynes and Boone LLP, about the proposed updates to the HIPAA Security Rule and the practical impacts for health care organizations. They discuss what is driving these proposed updates and issues related to “required” and “addressable” specifications, sanctions, technology asset inventories and network maps, risk analysis, business associates, and costs and timeline related to implementation. Jennifer and Thomas recently authored an AHLA Bulletin on this topic. From AHLA’s Health Information and Technology Practice Group. Sponsored by Clearwater.

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