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2024 HIPAA Update Will Include Cybersecurity Requirements

 
• By Hannah Daniel

A new report explains how the Department of Health and Human Services plans to incentivize good cybersecurity practices for healthcare organizations.

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A strategic report from the Department of Health and Human Services on cybersecurity says that the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) will be updated to include cybersecurity requirements.

The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) plans to update HIPAA in spring 2024. The report says that HHS will also...

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