HHS’ new cyber framework for hospitals includes stricter requirements, potential penalties

Healthcare DIVE December 7, 2023
Emily Olsen

The agency’s plans include working with Congress to receive funding to support hospitals’ security infrastructures as the sector faces the growing threat of cyberattacks.

Dive Brief:

• The HHS released a working paper this week that outlines its strategy to support cybersecurity in healthcare, including proposing hospital cybersecurity requirements through Medicare and Medicaid and beginning to update the HIPAA rule.
• The paper details steps to improve resilience among healthcare organizations, like establishing voluntary cybersecurity goals for the sector, working with Congress to receive new authority and funding, and adding goals into existing regulations and programs.
• The strategy comes as healthcare organizations face growing threats of cyberattacks that jeopardize patient safety and privacy. The HHS’ Office for Civil Rights found a...

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