HEALTHCARE CYBERSECURITY

In the USA, there are challenges with the rulemaking to modify the Standards for the Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (Privacy 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). Every development is a compliance challenge... At the same time, the work of health professionals will be made easier and more effective. With improved interoperability, health professionals will be able to access a patient's medical history across borders, thus increasing the evidence base for decisions on treatment and diagnosis, including when the patients' data is in another EU country... Understanding the cybersecurity challenges in the healthcare industry