Chief Healthcare Executive April 17, 2024
Ron Southwick

During a House panel hearing on the attack, hospital and health industry leaders urge lawmakers to help deal with attacks from ransomware groups.

Lawmakers held a hearing on the Change Healthcare cyberattack Tuesday, and hospital and health technology leaders asked for more federal help to protect providers and patients.

Speaking before the House Energy & Commerce Committee’s health subcommittee, they said the government is going to have to do more to prevent incidents like the Change Healthcare ransomware attack, which has disrupted hospitals, health systems, and physician practices nationwide.

Greg Garcia, executive director for cybersecurity for the Health Sector Coordinating Council, talked about the need for a risk assessment of the health industry infrastructure.

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