Healthcare DIVE October 17, 2024
The proposed bill, introduced last month by Sens. Ron Wyden and Mark Warner, is a good step forward, but hospitals may need more funds to boost their cybersecurity practices, experts say.
New federal legislation that aims to set cybersecurity standards for healthcare organizations is needed, but many hospitals will likely require more funds to bring their defenses into compliance — and maintain those improvements, experts say.
The Health Infrastructure Security and Accountability Act, introduced by Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Mark Warner, D-Va., last month, would direct the HHS to develop minimum cybersecurity standards for providers, health plans, claims clearinghouses and business associates, including stronger requirements for systemically important entities and those deemed key to national security.
It also...
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