12/19/2025
🔐 HIPAA Changes Are Coming in 2026. Are You Ready?
Healthcare data is under more pressure than ever, and the 2026 HIPAA updates are designed to raise the bar on privacy and cybersecurity. These changes will impact how your team documents, protects, and responds to incidents involving patient information.
What’s changing:
• Stronger protections for sensitive health data
• Mandatory multi-factor authentication and stronger encryption
• More frequent risk assessments and tighter audits
• Faster incident reporting from business associates
How to prepare:
Start reviewing your policies, update your Notice of Privacy Practices, assess cybersecurity gaps, and train your staff early.
The countdown is on. Start preparing now.
https://www.chesshealthsolutions.com/2025/11/06/2026-hipaa-rule-updates-what-healthcare-providers-administrators-and-compliance-officers-need-to-know/