The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) information security program failed to meet federal effectiveness standards according to a November 14, 2024, audit report, signaling important cybersecurity lessons for healthcare entities and digital health companies. Specifically, the report stated… Read More ›
In February 2024, the final version of a resource guide concerning cybersecurity and the implementation of the HIPAA Security Rule was published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) of the U.S. Department of Commerce. It provides… Read More ›
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently published Healthcare and Public Health Sector (HPH) Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPGs) in a document entitled, “Strengthening the Cybersecurity of the Healthcare Sector and Keeping Patients Safe and Secure.” These voluntary… Read More ›
In March 2024, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a draft of its 2024-2030 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan (draft plan) for public… Read More ›
On March 28, 2024, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a memorandum concerning AI, with the specific subject matter of “Advancing Governance, Innovation, and Risk Management for Agency Use of Artificial Intelligence.” The scope of the… Read More ›
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has been making efforts to increase cybersecurity in the health care sector and outlined its strategy in a concept paper released in December 2023. The paper stresses that both patient safety… Read More ›
On October 30, President Joe Biden issued an Executive Order on the “Safe Secure and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence,” which includes provisions that will potentially have a broad impact on healthcare as it seeks to ensure the… Read More ›