Biden Administration Proposes New Cybersecurity Requirements for Healthcare Organizations: Encryption and network compliance checks are included in the proposed revisions to the HIPAA Security Rule. The rule is presented as a fix to the current epidemic of healthcare data breaches. Expected cost to the industry: $15 billion over the first 5 years.
If this rule, which was published December 27 and is in its required 60-day comment period, survives the next Administration, I'll give you a better digest of what it contains.