Cyberattacks are on the rise in healthcare. Is your organization well equipped to manage growing risk as the industry becomes more and more digitized? Below are insights and resources to help you avoid preventable breaches, protect patients, and meet regulatory requirements, while optimizing and prioritizing cybersecurity investments.
-The Clearwater Team
New Ruling Requires Healthcare Organizations to Rethink Charges for Providing Records to Third Parties
Late last month, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled in Ciox Health v. Azar, et al. that certain elements of guidance for Individual Access requests related to patients’ designated records sets were unlawful. In doing so, the court vacated two elements that have immediate impact on covered entities and the businesses that support them. Specifically, at issue is providing copies of records to third parties such as attorneys and life insurance companies.
See below for a list of upcoming virtual and in-person educational sessions designed to provide clarity on key risk and compliance challenges and opportunities facing healthcare organizations.
February 12, 2020
Featured Web Event: What We Might See From OCR in 2020
As the new year progresses, many healthcare organizations are wondering what we might see from OCR in 2020 in terms of enforcement activity and other initiatives. Clearwater is pleased to have Iliana Peters, JD, LLM, CISSP, Shareholder with Polsinelli and former HHS/OCR Acting Deputy Director, join Executive Chairman Bob Chaput, HCISPP, CRISC, CIPP/US, C|EH, NACD CERT Cyber Risk Oversight, for a discussion of issues and trends that security and privacy professionals should have on their radar.
March 4, 2020 HIPAA Summit: Five Years Later: Is it Time for Healthcare to Look at the NIST Cybersecurity Framework to Support HIPAA Compliance? Attend the 29th National HIPAA Summit, happening March 3-5, in Arlington, VA, and hear Clearwater’s Jon Moore discuss how the NIST Cybersecurity Framework provides a structure and approach to meet not just the letter of the HIPAA Security Rule but also its intent. On-site and webinar attendance options are available.
March 10, 2020 HIMSS20: The Rise of Enterprise Cyber Risk Management Software Connect with Clearwater at HIMSS20 in the Cybersecurity Command Center and hear CEO Steve Cagle discuss how leading health systems are deploying Enterprise Cyber Risk Management Software that not only facilitates compliance with industry regulations, but also creates the basis for a comprehensive, integrated, and holistic approach to keeping patient data secure in today’s increasingly digitized healthcare environment.