Understanding the NYS Department of Health’s New Hospital Cybersecurity Regulations
Lexology December 9, 2024
Strategies for Hospital Compliance and Industry Trends
As technology advances, hospitals and other health care organizations are facing increasing cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Cybersecurity trends across all sectors, and specifically health care, can inform stakeholders’ plans to safeguard and improve their organization’s cybersecurity. Health care organizations must also stay abreast of new cybersecurity regulations. Below, we discuss recently passed new cybersecurity regulations for New York State hospitals and review emerging cybersecurity trends.
I. New York State Department of Health‘s New Cybersecurity Regulations
In August 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul launched New York’s Cybersecurity Strategy, which outlines the state’s plan to address cybersecurity threats across various sectors.1 Within this blueprint is a call for increased regulation of critical industries that are particularly vulnerable to...