HHS Weighs HIPAA Security Rule Update Amid Compliance Cost Concerns

As the HHS Office for Civil Rights considers updating the HIPAA Security Rule, a pressing question remains: will the cost of compliance outweigh the risk of leaving protected health information vulnerable? The director bluntly puts it, the cost of inaction may outweigh compliance burdens.

https://osintsights.com/hhs-weighs-hipaa-security-rule-update-amid-compliance-cost-concerns?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#HipaaSecurityRule #Healthcare #Compliance #ProtectedHealthInformation #EmergingThreats

What is PHI? (Protected Health Information)
https://www.trustcloud.ai/hipaa/what-is-phi-protected-health-information/

#Infosec #Security #Cybersecurity #CeptBiro #PHI #ProtectedHealthInformation

I've been getting emails about an #FTC #settlement with #BetterHelp:

"The FTC says that BetterHelp promised to keep users’ information private but revealed data to Facebook, Snapchat, Pinterest, and Criteo for advertising purposes. This data included email addresses, IP addresses, and **personal answers to health questions**."

For sharing #PHI, apparently, they're going to send me a check for a few bucks!?! WTF?

That's the only punishment?

#protectedhealthinformation #hipaa #hipaaviolation