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2024: Year in Review for Healthcare Security & Compliance
Our gift to you: a year-end wrap-up featuring Clearwater highlights and top resources on risk, security, compliance, and resiliency.
Navigating the HIPAA Privacy Rule for Reproductive Healthcare: Compliance Essentials Before the December 2024 Deadline
In an era where the privacy of reproductive healthcare has become a topic for debate, healthcare organizations face growing fears and challenges over the potential misuse of sensitive patient data. Recent legal developments, coupled with the shifts following the Dobbs v. Jackson decision, have shown the urgent need for robust safeguards. Notably, the December 23, 2024 compliance deadline for the HIPAA Privacy Rule Final Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy offers a pivotal moment to address these concerns.
The Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act of 2024: Key Takeaways and Implications
The Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act (HCCRA) of 2024 is yet another proposed bill aimed at strengthening the healthcare sector’s cybersecurity posture and resilience. It focuses on improving coordination between government organizations, updating cybersecurity standards, increasing breach reporting requirements, and providing grants to rural healthcare organizations that lack both financial and human resources needed to address growing cybersecurity vulnerabilities and increasing threats.
Clearwater Cyber Briefing: Key Trends and Takeaways for November 2024
In today’s ever-evolving threat landscape, staying ahead of cybersecurity risks is more critical than ever for healthcare organizations. That’s why, each month, Clearwater Security delivers a Cyber Briefing, providing a comprehensive digest of the latest news, emerging threats, and key updates from across the healthcare cybersecurity ecosystem. These briefings are designed to equip healthcare leaders with the knowledge and insights they need to safeguard their organizations and stay informed on the most pressing issues.
Experts Predict Increasing Digital Health Investment in 2025: Innovators Can Turn Cybersecurity into Value Creation
Digital innovation in healthcare continues to march forward, with artificial intelligence (AI) attracting even more attention and contributing to funding patterns across product categories and therapeutic areas. With a strong close to this year, 2024 funding dollars and deal counts could exceed 2023 historicals. This sustained growth demonstrates a healthcare landscape eager for technological advancements and poised to adopt new solutions that can drive efficiency and improve patient outcomes. Investors and innovators alike are seizing this opportunity to make a lasting impact on healthcare systems worldwide.
OCR Doubles Down: Risk Analysis Now a Key Enforcement Priority
Is Your Organization an Attractive Target for Cybercriminals?
Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Director Melanie Rainer wants you to consider this question seriously.
Clearwater Cyber Briefing: Key Trends and Takeaways for October 2024
In today’s ever-evolving threat landscape, staying ahead of cybersecurity risks is more critical than ever for healthcare organizations. That’s why, each month, Clearwater Security delivers a Cyber Briefing, providing a comprehensive digest of the latest news, emerging threats, and key updates from across the healthcare cybersecurity ecosystem.
New York’s Updated Cybersecurity Regulations: A Step forward in Healthcare Protection
Cyberattacks targeting healthcare organizations have been on the rise, and New York State is stepping up its defenses. As of October 2, 2024, new cybersecurity regulations are in effect for general hospitals in the state, marking a significant step forward in protecting sensitive patient data and ensuring the operational resilience of healthcare facilities.
Perspective on the Proposed Health Infrastructure Security and Accountability Act
The Health Infrastructure Security and Accountability Act (HISAA) introduced in the U.S. Senate on September 26 is another good step forward in addressing key factors contributing to the healthcare sector’s deficiency in establishing and maintaining adequate cybersecurity controls and risk management programs. While there are many in the sector that are already implementing recognized standards, having mandated standards would help to make sure everyone is playing by the same rules.
Reproductive Health Privacy Rule Lawsuit May Signal Shift in Balance of Power
On September 4, 2024, the State of Texas filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), challenging both the HIPAA Final Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy (issued April 22, 2024) and the HIPAA Privacy Rule (issued December 28, 2000).
Understanding CMMC for Healthcare Organizations
Healthcare organizations reported the highest number of ransomware attacks among the 16 industries classified as critical U.S. infrastructure last year, according to the 2023 FBI report on Internet crime.
Changing the Conversation about Cybersecurity in Healthcare
Recent major cyberattacks highlight a crucial reality for healthcare: cybersecurity is now a critical factor impacting patient care and your organization’s ability to fulfill your mission.
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