White House reviewing HIPAA cybersecurity updates

The White House’s lead regulatory office is reviewing a proposed rule that would upgrade the cybersecurity protections required under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

The White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) received the proposed rule on Oct. 18.

The changes to the HIPAA security rule will “improve cybersecurity in the health care sector by strengthening requirements for HIPAA regulated entities to safeguard electronic protected health information to prevent, detect, contain, mitigate, and recover from cybersecurity threats,” according to a rule abstract published by OIRA.

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