The HIPAA Security Rule could be updated for the first time since 2013 to include new cybersecurity requirements for entities handling patient data. The update, requiring multi-factor authentication, encryption, and network segmentation, aims to strengthen healthcare data security following a surge in breaches and ransomware attacks. The proposed changes, estimated to cost over $30 billion over five years, also introduce requirements for risk assessments, incident responses, and regular testing and updating.
UI Health Care acquires $280M oncology practice
University of Iowa Health Care has bought physician-owned oncology practice, Mission Cancer + Blood, for $280 million. The acquisition will offer the patients of its
