Policy and Regulation

New cyber legislation would provide advance payments to providers facing hacks

March 25, 2024 - Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) has introduced the Health Care Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2024, which would allow for advance and accelerated payments to providers in the event of a cybersecurity incident, so long as they meet minimum cybersecurity standards. The new legislation arrives as the sector continues to rebuild in the wake of the Change...


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New Legislation Aims to Strengthen Healthcare Cybersecurity Within HHS

by Jill McKeon

US Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced the Strengthening Cybersecurity in Health Care Act, aimed at bolstering cybersecurity efforts within HHS. Specifically, the act would...

HHS Finalizes Changes to Substance Use Confidentiality Regulations

by Jill McKeon

HHS, via the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), announced its finalized changes to the Confidentiality of Substance Use...

FL Bill Seeks to Reduce Cyber Incident Liability For Entities That Meet Industry Standards

by Jill McKeon

Florida lawmakers have proposed new legal protections for businesses facing claims of negligence in data breach lawsuits in the recently introduced Florida House Bill No. 473. Also known as the...

NY Proposes Tightened Cybersecurity Regulations For Hospitals

by Jill McKeon

New York Governor Kathy Hochul proposed a set of sweeping cybersecurity regulations that would apply to hospitals across the state, along with $500 million in funding to help healthcare facilities...

Senators Launch Bipartisan Healthcare Cybersecurity Working Group

by Jill McKeon

US Senators Mark Warner (D-VA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), John Cornyn (R-TX), and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) launched a bipartisan Senate healthcare cybersecurity working group. The group will focus on proposing...

White House Issues National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan

by Jill McKeon

The Biden-Harris Administration issued its National Cybersecurity Strategy Implementation Plan (NCSIP), which provides a detailed roadmap to achieving the National Cybersecurity Strategy. The...

Senators Introduce Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act

by Jill McKeon

United States Senators Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Gary Peters (D-MI) have introduced the Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, aimed at addressing critical cybersecurity gaps at rural healthcare...

Washington State Passes My Health, My Data Act to Safeguard Health Data Privacy

by Jill McKeon

Washington state Governor Jay Inslee signed the My Health My Data Act (House Bill 1155) into law, bolstering health data protections for Washington residents. The act aims to modernize the...

CISA Looks Back On One Year of CIRCIA, Encourages Cyber Threat Sharing

by Jill McKeon

President Biden signed the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA) into law one year ago, requiring the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to...

Experts Shed Light On Healthcare Cybersecurity Challenges Before Senate Panel

by Jill McKeon

During a recent Senate Homeland and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing, four healthcare industry leaders shared their views on healthcare cybersecurity challenges and the ways in which the federal...

How The New National Cybersecurity Strategy Will Impact Healthcare Cybersecurity

by Jill McKeon

The Biden administration issued its much-anticipated National Cybersecurity Strategy aimed at shifting cyber defense responsibilities, improving cyber resilience, and disrupting cyber threat...

How Sen. Warner Aims to Mitigate Healthcare Cybersecurity Risks Through Legislation

by Jill McKeon

Since releasing his policy options paper in November, Senator Mark R. Warner (D-VA) has been collecting feedback from industry experts on healthcare cybersecurity challenges and how to tackle them through policy and legislation. As...

Key Medical Device Security Requirements Included in Omnibus Bill

by Jill McKeon

The House and Senate Appropriations Committees released the text of an omnibus appropriations bill that would keep the government funded through September 30, 2023. The document is more than 4,000...

CHIME, AEHIS Provide Feedback on Senator Warner’s Cybersecurity Policy Options Paper

by Jill McKeon

The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) and the Association for Executives in Healthcare Information Security (AEHIS) provided their feedback on Senator Mark R....

AHA Shares Recommendations Regarding Cybersecurity Policy Proposals

by Sarai Rodriguez

Hospitals and healthcare systems have implemented the necessary steps to protect patients and defend their networks from cyberattacks, but they need future support through cybersecurity policies to...

VA Senator Seeks Feedback on Healthcare Cybersecurity Policy Options

by Jill McKeon

Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Mark R. Warner (D-VA) released a policy options paper entitled “Cybersecurity is Patient Safety,” to address key healthcare...

Experts Weigh in on Medical Device Security Exit from FDA User Fee Bill

by Jill McKeon

An appropriations bill that will reauthorize US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) user fees is advancing without key medical device security provisions included in the House bill, which passed with overwhelming support in June.  The...

What the American Data Privacy and Protection Act Could Mean For Health Data Privacy

by Jill McKeon

After years of fruitless attempts to enact nationwide data privacy legislation, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA) has instilled a new sense of optimism into many privacy professionals who have been championing this type...

AHA Expresses Support for Healthcare Cybersecurity Act

by Jill McKeon

The American Hospital Association (AHA) expressed its support for the Healthcare Cybersecurity Act (S.3904/H.R.8806) in a letter by AHA Executive Vice President Stacey Hughes to US Representatives...