Medical Economics April 16, 2024
House subcommittee members relate constituent experiences, hear suggestions, question consolidation in health care.
After the Change Healthcare cyberattack, federal lawmakers are considering ways to bolster the online security of health care organizations.
The House of Representatives’ Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee in the April 16 convened the hearing, “Examining Health Sector Cybersecurity In The Wake Of The Change Healthcare Attack.”
Across the United States, health care organizations have invested attention, time and money, and lawmakers have passed legal requirements, all geared to bolster the computer networks that store data about patient health and how they pay for medical care. Health care organizations remain a target for computer thieves who steal information to use for deception, hold for ransom, or...