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Editor's E-Note
On April 19, the Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights published a webpage offering answers to FAQs about HIPAA rules and the Change Healthcare cybersecurity incident. An updated website is now available, offering answers and guidance and answers to additional questions.
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Change Healthcare Cybersecurity Update
Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published an update to the frequently asked questions (FAQs) webpage concerning the Change Healthcare cybersecurity incident. The webpage, first published on April 19, 2024, provides answers to FAQs concerning HIPAA rules and the cybersecurity incident impacting Change Healthcare, a unit of UnitedHealth Group, and many other health care entities.
OCR enforces the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules, which sets forth the requirements that HIPAA covered entities (health plans, health care clearinghouses, and most health care providers) and their business associates must follow to protect the privacy and security of protected health information and the required notifications to HHS and affected individuals following a breach.
“Ensuring patient privacy is one of the pillars of HIPAA. Our updated FAQs webpage on the Change Healthcare breach reiterates that importance by making clear that individuals affected by this breach must be notified that their protected health information was breached. This ensures that the potentially millions of Americans, including the elderly, the disabled, those with limited English proficiency, those with limited access to technology, and more, will understand the impact of this breach on their private medical records and their health care,” says OCR Director Melanie Fontes Rainer. “Affected covered entities that want Change Healthcare to provide breach notifications on their behalf should contact Change Healthcare. All of the required HIPAA breach notifications may be performed by Change Healthcare. We encourage all parties to take the necessary steps to ensure that the HIPAA breach notifications are prioritized.”
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