Building HIPAA-Compliant Software: What the 2025 Security Rule Changes Mean for Developers
The January 2025 Security Rule eliminates 'addressable' specifications, mandating encryption and multi-factor authentication across all healthcare systems. With 725 breaches affecting 276 million records in 2024 and average breach costs at $9.77 million, compliance failures carry devastating consequences while the digital health market surges toward $946 billion by 2030.