Healthcare IT News September 27, 2024
To prevent healthcare cyberattacks and their damage to the American public, lawmakers propose mandatory cybersecurity requirements and penalties, which include jail time for executives who lie about cyber hygiene.
Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senator Mark Warner, D-Va., have teamed up to announce legislation of “commonsense reforms” that aim to stem the wave of increased cyberattacks breaching Americans’ privacy and causing major disruptions to care nationwide.
The Health Infrastructure Security and Accountability Act would not only mandate cybersecurity protocols, but also increase funding to rural and underserved hospitals to meet new cybersecurity standards, Warner said in a statement Thursday.
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If made law, the proposed reforms in the bill would result in enhanced auditing...
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