tci Part B Insider - 2022 Issue Q2
HIPAA: Don’t Skimp On Cybersecurity, Feds Advise
With data incidents continuing to spike, ensure compliance is stellar. Data security in healthcare remains a critical issue, and the feds suggest HIPAA covered entities (CEs) and their business associates (BAs) focus on improving their cyber hygiene. Background: Both big and small providers have suffered at the hands of hackers over the past few years, and it’s taken both a professional and financial toll on many CEs and BAs. However, 2021 saw a huge increase in data security incidents in healthcare, with millions of individuals’ protected health information (PHI) hijacked. “For healthcare, this year was even more...
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