The US healthcare system remains vulnerable to cyberattacks, with a cautionary tale being the ransomware attack on payments manager Change Healthcare in February 2021. Consequently, Central Oregon Pathology Consultants operated for months without being paid. Critics argue that the federal government’s response to cybersecurity in healthcare is underfunded and narrowly focused on hospitals, leaving other parts of the system exposed. The US government’s fragmented approach to cybersecurity in healthcare involves multiple agencies and is viewed as under-resourced and inefficient.
Supply chain cyberattacks threaten healthcare. How the industry can work together to limit disruption.
Cyber leaders from Novant Health, Highmark Health, Northwell Health, and ChristianaCare indicated during a Google Cloud conference the need for collaboration in tackling cyber threats
