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Washington, D.C., April 16, 2024 – Today, the Healthcare and Public Health Sector Coordinating Council (HSCC) testified on a panel to the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health about the aftermath of the Change Healthcare cyber attack on the nation’s health systems, and how to prevent future disruptions of such magnitude.

Testimony of Greg Garcia, Executive Director of the Healthcare and Public Health Sector Coordinating Council Cybersecurity Working Group on “Examining Health Sector Cybersecurity in the Wake of the Change Healthcare Attack” before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee, on April 16, 2024.

In light of continuing concerns expressed by health providers about their difficulty getting answers from healthcare plans about the availability of prospective payments or the flexibilities while the Change Healthcare platform is unavailable, HHS asked health plans to provide specific national contact information that providers can use when they need this information. The attached letter from HHS with an appendix for Plan/Payer contact information is made widely available and should be shared with providers who need it. HHS also advises that if a provider has a regional point of contact for your health plan, they suggest you reach out to them first. If you reach out to these contacts and do not receive a response, please contact HHS at HHScyber@hhs.gov.

The Healthcare and Public Health Sector Coordinating Council (HSCC) Cybersecurity Working Group today published updated recommendations for manufacturing and managing the security of medical devices for clinical practice.

 

Wellness plan recommends implementing enterprise and industry-wide goals by 2029 on the imperative that Cyber Safety is Patient Safety.

Washington, DC – February 16, 2024 – The Healthcare and Public Health Sector Coordinating Council (HSCC) Cybersecurity Working Group today published a guide for health providers and companies to coordinate privacy and cybersecurity functions for improved overall compliance and operational efficiencies and effectiveness. It is found here: https://healthsectorcouncil.org/privacy-security-coordination/

The Health Sector Coordinating Council (HSCC) Cybersecurity Working Group (CWG) has worked with HHS, CISA and other federal agencies over the past several years to develop leading cybersecurity practices that are provided to all health organizations in the ecosystem. Today’s release of the HPH Cyber Performance Goals (CPGs) is the next iteration of that partnership. The CPGs amplify the recognition among health providers – large, medium and small – that cyber safety is patient safety, and that focused investment and accountability are imperative to inoculate our data, systems and patients against the rising epidemic of cyber-attacks on the sector. This accountability in turn must be supplemented with government and industry assistance to those under-resourced health systems that accept their cybersecurity responsibility for protecting patient safety as a national imperative but are financially and operationally constrained.