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It was another record-breaking year for healthcare cyberattacks, and healthcare providers' network servers were again prime targets for hackers.

The agency seeks to make its first HIPAA Security Rule update since 2013 to clarify what health plans, healthcare clearinghouses, providers and their business associates must do to protect the security of electronic protected health information.

Advanced approaches will improve health systems' bottom lines while enabling a "more patient-centered and provider-friendly healthcare ecosystem," says one consultant who specializes in data management.

The court battle with Particle Health highlights how national health information exchange networks rely on a chain of trust that can be broken, jeopardizing patient privacy under HIPAA.

The Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act of 2024 would provide grants to help healthcare organizations strengthen prevention and response - and push for better coordination between HHS and CISA.

The Office of Civil Rights could have initiated follow-up after discovering security flaws, but "rarely initiated these reviews when it identified serious compliance issues," according to the HHS inspector general's audit program review.

A cybersecurity CEO offers advice on tactics healthcare CISOs and CIOs should use to protect sensitive telehealth data, and how providers can adopt a proactive security stance specific to virtual care.

Dr. Anmol Kapoor, an expert in precision medicine and artificial intelligence, discusses AI-driven genomic analysis, blockchain in genomics, multi-omic integration, and navigating ethical and regulatory challenges of AI-enabled personalized care.

Andy Sajous, a leader in digital transformation, explains. He discusses the trade-offs of building versus buying artificial intelligence tools and describes some crucial actions CIOs should take going into 2025.

The combination of 5G and IoT could redefine remote healthcare, getting closer to a future where patients can receive hospital-grade care from anywhere. And more user-friendly and patient-centered devices should drive broader adoption.