Compliance & Legal
Starting Jan. 1, 2026, payers must send prior authorization decisions within 7 days and expedited decisions within 72 hours.
Garrett Weber, Akamai Technologies field CTO for enterprise security, explains how the new HIPAA security rule requires healthcare organizations to use specific technical controls, but it can also help to better position third-party risk management.
Mika Newton, CEO of xCures, sees artificial intelligence the only path forward to delivering quality care, as the U.S. doesn't have enough hospitals, doctors or nurses.
Court documents say Panev acted as a developer of the LockBit ransomware group, attacking healthcare and other industries.
The judge took issue with the way the mass terminations were executed, saying employees should be brought back onto the job.
Its third-party service providers cannot assure compliance with their data sharing contracts, the Public Service Commission also noted.
Cybersecurity
Where data integrity and privacy are subject to a variety of complex standards, laws and rules, organizations must drive security at every turn to protect patient data as well as exchange it.
A U.S. district judge said Trump's executive orders relating to DEI likely violate the Constitution.
The Alliance for Connected Care has asked U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to intervene on proposed Drug Enforcement Agency e-prescribing rules, urging broader telehealth access.
The virtual care organization said the Drug Enforcement Administration's draft framework would impose on clinical decision-making. It also flagged compliance impracticalities around provider exclusions and arbitrary requirements.