American Hospital Association December 6, 2023
The Department of Health and Human Services Dec. 6 released a concept paper outlining its cybersecurity strategy for the health care sector, which builds on a national strategy President Biden released last year. The paper calls for proposing new cybersecurity requirements for hospitals through Medicare and Medicaid; publishing voluntary health care-specific cybersecurity performance goals; working with Congress to develop funding and incentives for domestic hospitals to improve cybersecurity; developing enforceable cybersecurity standards; and strengthening the coordination role of HHS” Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response as a “one-stop shop” for health care cybersecurity.
In a statement, AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack said, “Hospitals and health systems have invested billions of dollars and taken many steps to protect patients and...
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