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The agency further defines when it considers a device to be Internet-enabled, proposes to add vulnerability disclosures and makes recommendations for cyber device maintenance plans and patch timelines.

At the 2024 HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition, it's AI, cybersecurity, health equity, the evolution of nursing and much more. Watch healthcare IT insiders discuss these subjects and news and views.

Meanwhile, the American Hospital Association is calling on Congress to do more in the face of a "staggering loss of revenue" for health systems.

Regulatory controls can provide a false sense of security, but there's a way to get ahead of cyber adversaries, said panelists at the HIMSS24 Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum.

HIMSS president and CEO Hal Wolf discusses healthcare trends, including patient engagement, AI advancements and cybersecurity challenges, and how HIMSS24 offers attendees a chance to learn from each other and collaborate in responding to those trends.  

Trust in the digital economy is built upon several key principles like cybersecurity, privacy, interoperability and equity in technology development, use and standards, says NIST's Cherilyn Pascoe.

AHA says it welcomes the letter urging UHG to step up payments to hospitals, physicians and other providers.

Also: The ALPHV BlackCat ransomware group may have faked a second government takedown, while the extent of the protected-data leak is still unknown.

Advice for healthcare CISOs, CIOs and other security leaders on how best to protect their organizations from the vulnerabilities that lie within web apps, from Johannes Ullrich, dean of research at the SANS Technology Institute.