The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is planning comprehensive efforts to enhance cybersecurity in the healthcare sector. These include setting voluntary cybersecurity performance goals, seeking legislation for incentive payments and tougher enforcement, and creating a ‘one-stop shop’ for sector cybersecurity support. The department is also working to incorporate these actions into existing regulations and will propose new cybersecurity requirements under Medicare, Medicaid, and HIPAA in 2024.
Cyberattacks plague health care. Critics call the federal response ‘inadequate’
The US healthcare system remains vulnerable to cyberattacks due to inadequate funding, regulatory restrictions and a fragmented approach to cybersecurity. Central Oregon Pathology Consultants experienced
