US HIPAA Security Rule Change and its Impact

The US Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) has been a major federal law since 1996. Its core goals have been to make it easier for people to retain their health insurance, to ensure the protection and confidentiality of sensitive health data, and to help the healthcare industry optimise their running costs.

Given the sensitivity of the data and the criticality of the infrastructure, it is really no surprise that since 1996 this law has been reconsidered and revised multiple times. Recently, the Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed new changes to the HIPAA Security Rule.

To discuss the nature of the changes proposed and what it means for organizations and patients, our Chief Product Officer Megha Kumar spoke with Bryan Marlatt, CyXcel’s Chief Regional Officer for North America, who (among other things) served as CISO in the US Healthcare industry.

Bryan shares his insight on the following key questions:

What are the proposed changes to the HIPAA Security Rule?
Why do these changes matter?
What are the potential impacts on an organization required to meet these requirements
How will this help patients in protecting their privacy or health data?
When will the changes be finalized?
How do organizations get ready to meet these new requirements?

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We Can Help

With CyXcel’s expertise in the Healthcare and Life Sciences industry, we are able to help our clients prepare for these new HHS requirements being imposed. Weather you are just starting out with your HIPAA program, or you just need help interpreting and updating your controls, CyXcel can help your organization become compliant before the regulatory go-live date.

For more information, or to speak with one of our team about how we can help your business, contact us today.