HIPAA

Proposed updates to the HIPAA security rule are specific around the required technical controls and present challenges regarding implementation in a timely manner, says Garrett Weber, Akamai Technologies field CTO for enterprise security.

Funding will support accelerating adoption of communication solutions.

Healthcare attorney Aaron Maguregui says providers will need to move to HIPAA-compliant telehealth apps as emergency waivers sunset.

Healthcare provider organizations need to be ready for the proposed new HIPAA rules, says Rita Bowen, vice president of privacy, compliance and HIM policy at MRO.

This week's top stories include Google Cloud joining the national COVID-19 vaccination effort with a new distribution tool, the feds sending one million COVID-19 vaccine doses to 6,500 pharmacies, and a security breach at Montefiore Medical Center.

At a HIMSS Digital presentation, former ONC Chief Privacy Officer Joy Pritts and Connected Health Initiative Senior Counsel Brian Scarpelli discussed some common misconceptions about the law.

The MobiHealthNews staff shares its thoughts on how HIPAA, investor funding, digital health commercialization and other focus areas will be changing over the course of the new year.

Stony Brook Medicine Chief HIPAA Privacy Officer Stephanie Musso describes changes to HIPAA, new OCR enforcements of its right to access provision and more.

Industry players warn that while voice technology has the ability to reach a larger audience, it must be implemented with privacy as a top priority. 

Healthcare attorney Matt Fisher, a partner at Mirick, O'Connell, DeMallie & Lougee, explains why HIPAA just needs some tinkering around the edges.