Small and rural healthcare providers lack the resources they need to make essential improvements to their information security programs to defend against cyberattacks. One of the biggest criticisms of the proposed update to the HIPAA Security Rule was the cost of implementation, especially for small, rural, and other underserved healthcare providers, who simply do not have the spare funds to make the required improvements or, in many cases, the staff to implement them.
Government Initiative Provides Free Cybersecurity Upgrades and Security Services to Rural Hospitals
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