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Developments in Health Privacy and Cybersecurity Policy and Regulation: OCR Issues Cybersecurity Warnings and New Health Data Legislation Is Introduced

Data Matters

implement a security awareness and training program for all workforce members pursuant to the HIPAA Security Rule. Proposed changes to the HIPAA Privacy Rule first announced in the fall of 2020 by the Office for Civil Rights, Department of Human and Health Services (“OCR”) may be finalized this year.

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An Approach to Cybersecurity Risk Oversight for Corporate Directors

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The key priority here is to ensure that a digital user can be tied to a human identity with minimal data collection and efficiency losses. For each functional area, directors can add value by ensuring that the organization has internalized certain high-level concepts.