Encryption of ePHI, a Required Safeguard for HIPAA Compliance
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in January published a "Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) which includes significant updates to the the Security Standards for the Protection of Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ("Security Rule") under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 (HITECH Act)". This marks the first major overhaul for HIPAA in over...
