Government & Policy

Jointly developed as a public-private partnership, the new Cybersecurity Framework Implementation Guide from HHS aims to help healthcare organizations assess their current practices and risks and identify gaps.

The agency says the current policies, guidelines and controls for the cybersecurity and privacy of genomic data are inadequate and asks the public to comment on proposed use cases and protections.

FBI and CISA warn U.S. hospitals to heed indicators of compromise immediately. RansomHouse shuts down a major Barcelona health system. The U.S. and European partners seize equipment possibly used in DoppelPaymer exploits.

What healthcare organizations can expect under this law.

The AHA, HITRUST and others are encouraged by the plan, and pledge collaboration and support to help make requirements feasible – such as creating security incentives for software companies.

The G20 Riyadh declaration aligned recommendations with the World Health Organization's Global Strategy on Digital Health. Taghreed Justinia, regional director for IT Services at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, explains.

The vendor group says it's impossible for its members to respond before reviewing electronic health record requirements in pending ONC Health IT Certification Program standards.  

 The legislation mandates that HHS, MedPAC and MACPAC each conduct a report and issue recommendations on telehealth.

The nation is focusing on improving the output of care and quality outcomes by steering toward value-based models, says Dr. Ahmed Balkhair, chief digital health officer at Obeikan Investment Group and advisor to the National Health Information Center.