Healthcare CIOs and CISOs are monitoring the recent Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposal to update the HIPAA Security Rule. These changes, outlined in a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), aim to increase cybersecurity protections for electronic protected health information (ePHI). As leaders evaluate the potential impact, the main question is, will these updates fulfill compliance requirements or enhance the security framework for safeguarding patient data?
