Medical Economics July 19, 2024
Senators, federal regulators outline possible next steps in cybersecurity for health care.
This year’s cyberattack on Change Healthcare has sparked federal legislation to bolster computer network security for physicians offices, hospitals and health systems.
The Healthcare Cybersecurity Act would direct the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to join forces and “make resources available to non-federal entities relating to cyber threat indicators and appropriate defense measures,” said Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nevada).She introduced the bipartisan bill with Sen. Todd Young (R-Indiana) and Sen. Angus King (I-Maine).
“The health care industry is still reeling from recent cyberattacks, and rural and small health care entities in Nevada have been particularly affected,” Rosen said...
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