HealthLeaders Media December 29, 2023
Federal officials have unveiled a new strategy to address rising cybersecurity incidents. It includes incentives to improve data security, beefed-up guidelines, and the potential for cuts in reimbursement.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
– Healthcare cybersecurity incidents have increased almost twofold since 2018, while ransomware attacks have surged close to 300%.
– The Health and Human Services Department has followed up on the Biden Administration’s March 2023 National Cybersecurity Strategy with a six-page, healthcare-specific plan that indicates the agency will play a more active role in helping health systems become more secure.
– The strategy includes new guidelines issued through CMS and HIPAA and incentives for struggling hospitals who need help improving their defenses.
With cybersecurity incidents occurring on an almost-daily basis in...
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