HIPAA Security Rule Enforcement in 2026: Proposed Changes, Current Expectations, and Risk Management

About this episode

The episode discusses the future of HIPAA Security Rule enforcement in 2026 and what health care organizations should do in response to pending regulatory changes.

John Howlett, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Clearwater, speaks with Iliana Peters, Shareholder, Polsinelli, about the state of HIPAA Security Rule enforcement in 2026, including the pending Security Rule Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, OCR’s continued enforcement activity, and what health care organizations should be doing now while the regulatory picture remains unsettled. Sponsored by Clearwater. Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLJbNH1V7-I Learn more ...

People in this episode

Host: John Howlett

Guest: Iliana Peters

Topics covered

• HIPAA
• Security Rule
• enforcement
• health care organizations
• risk management
• regulatory changes

Keywords

• HIPAA
• Security Rule
• enforcement
• health care
• risk management
• regulatory changes
• OCR

Sponsors

Clearwater

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Polsinelli, OCR

Places: 2026

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