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Healthcare Coordinating Council Highlights AI Risks, Potential Medical MishapsHealthcare organizations face an array of difficult cybersecurity, privacy, patient safety, supply chain and operational resiliency issues as they roll out artificial intelligence tools. A new Health Sector Coordinating Council playbook aims to help by providing a voluntary governance framework.

License Frontier AI to Practice Medicine, Argues JAMA ArticleScrutiny is intensifying around the quickly evolving role that AI is playing in healthcare. That includes issues around the transparency and safety of consumer health chatbots and also whether a new clinical AI licensing framework is necessary to protect the integrity of medicine.

Key Challenges in the Proposed HIPAA Security Rule UpdateThe HIPAA Security Rule may soon undergo its first major overhaul in decades. Although finalization could come as early as May 2026, timelines remain uncertain as new requirements are grounded in modern cybersecurity practices and frameworks.

Key Challenges in the Proposed HIPAA Security Rule UpdateThe HIPAA Security Rule may soon undergo its first major overhaul in decades. Although finalization could come as early as May 2026, timelines remain uncertain as new requirements are grounded in modern cybersecurity practices and frameworks.

Artificial intelligence use in healthcare is only as safe and accurate as the governance and trust frameworks surrounding it, particularly in clinical environments where errors or hallucinations can directly impact patient care, said Dave Bailey, vice president at consultancy Clearwater.

Artificial intelligence use in healthcare is only as safe and accurate as the governance and trust frameworks surrounding it, particularly in clinical environments where errors or hallucinations can directly impact patient care, said Dave Bailey, vice president at consultancy Clearwater.

Organizations handling various forms of sensitive data or personally identifiable information (PII) require adherence to regulatory compliance standards and frameworks. These compliance standards also apply to organizations operating in regulated sectors such as healthcare, finance, government contracting, or education. Some of these standards and frameworks include, but are not limited to:

The voluntary recommendations from the Department of Homeland Security cover how artificial intelligence should be used in the power grid, water system, air travel network, healthcare and other pieces of critical infrastructure.

Labor Department Publishes Set of Key Principles for Deploying AI in the WorkplaceThe Labor Department published a set of key principles on Thursday that aim to establish a framework for organizations to responsibly develop and deploy artificial intelligence systems in the workplace, prioritizing workers' rights, health and safety.

Healthcare sector organizations often still struggle to implement security frameworks effectively, often not fully understanding the requirements or failing to integrate them into their overall cybersecurity strategy, said Keith Forrester of security firm Optiv, who offers tips to help.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology's updated Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 can help healthcare organizations better formalize their governance functions to enhance their cybersecurity posture and resilience, said Robert Booker, chief strategy officer at HITRUST.

President Joe Biden's recent executive order for artificial intelligence encourages investment in AI while setting a vision for a regulatory framework to address issues involving AI technology safety, bias and other concerns in healthcare, said attorney Wendell Bartnick of the law firm Reed Smith.

SOC 2, ISO, HIPAA, Cyber Essentials – all the security frameworks and certifications today are an acronym soup that can make even a compliance expert’s head spin. If you’re embarking on your compliance journey, read on to discover the differences between standards, which is best for your business, and how vulnerability management can aid compliance