OCR urges implementation of robust authentication in healthcare

Healthcare organizations across the U.S. have been urged by the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights to implement strong authentication measures in an effort to prevent data breaches and ensure continued compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, reports HealthITSecurity.

accountability act authentication breaches civil civil rights compliance data data breaches data security department department of health and human services health healthcare health insurance human implementation insurance ocr office organizations reports rights services strong authentication