Health Department must change ‘woefully inadequate’ approach to cybersecurity, senator says

Chief Healthcare Executive June 7, 2024
Ron Southwick

The government must go beyond voluntary compliance, says U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden. He cited the disruption from the Change Healthcare cyberattack, which has hurt hospitals nationwide.

The head of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee says that the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services needs to reconsider its approach to cybersecurity.

U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, is calling on the health department to require healthcare organizations to meet some basic cybersecurity standards. In a letter to the health department this week, Wyden said the department’s failure to require tougher standards has contributed to cyberattacks that have plagued the industry.

“It is clear that HHS’ current approach to healthcare cybersecurity — self-regulation and voluntary best practices — is woefully inadequate and...

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