Feds Hike Cyber Oversight, Telehealth Growth Increases Risks

Prior to Monday’s White House cybersecurity alert, federal regulators put the health care industry on notice they were stepping up oversight of private sector cybersecurity measures and stakeholders noted the rise in telehealth had increased cyber risks. The warnings from public and private speakers at the recent HIPAA Summit sponsored by Global Health Care presaged the president’s warning Monday ( March 21) of potential Russia cyberattacks on critical U.S. infrastructure . Ilana Peters, former acting deputy director of health information...