Weekly Updates & Resources from CHUG

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CYBERSECURITY TO BE MORE SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED IN MEDICARE NETWORKED MEDICAL DEVICES
July is “All-Hazard Mitigation Month” and cyber threats have been a hot topic in the healthcare industry as the pandemic vastly distracted ‘business as usual’ for systems across the country.

“The Office of Inspector General (OIG) wants Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to do more to address hospital cybersecurity vulnerabilities. The government oversight body proposed several ways CMS could improve practices, such as the use of interpretive guidelines to raise the profile of the topic or the creation of a new cybersecurity-focused Condition of Participation. CoPs set out the minimum health and safety requirements for acute-care hospitals in the Medicare program.”