News Summary

• A new HIPAA Security Rule has been proposed to drive new requirements, enforcement mechanisms, and accountability in the industry.
• Why is healthcare the most targeted industry for cyberattacks and why does the industry also lead in cost per breach?
• The cause has to do with the nature of healthcare delivery itself.
• The most complex healthcare systems — with the largest varieties of health service referrals from one hospital to another — were 29% more likely to be breached than average.
• The answer is not complacency or lack of funding (although these may certainly be contributing factors), rather, the answer lies in the innate complexity of delivering patient care.