entertainment -WSS

entertainment

author：entertainment 2025-09-03 03:40:08 - browse：3688

Illustration of the word "cyberattack" surrounded by random green letters. -- health tech coverage from STAT — Adobe

Washington is cracking down on the technology running behind the scenes in health care following a debilitating cyberattack on a health care payments processing company — and it could have major implications for hospitals and the vendors selling crucial IT.

In the weeks since a ransomware attack on Change Healthcare brought pharmacy and hospital payments across the country to a halt, policymakers and lobbyists have raced to cobble together strategies for averting future attacks, ranging from tying federal aid to minimum cybersecurity requirements to new voluntary standards spun up by public-private partnerships.

The Change Healthcare attack exposed how security vulnerabilities at a single company could bring down critical technology infrastructure that a vast majority of health care providers and health insurers rely on every day. In the aftermath, federal regulators have come under fire for not being prepared and not acting soon enough, with some lawmakers calling for “tough, mandatory cybersecurity standards for the health care industry” including regular audits.

Get unlimited access to award-winning journalism and exclusive events.

Subscribe Log In

Previous article： Medicare details structure of new drug price negotiation program
Next article： Another man arrested in connection with shooting at Kansas nightclub

knowledge

WSS

In boost for rare disease push, AstraZeneca to buy Amolyt Pharma

North Korean leader's powerful sister says warplanes repelled US spy plane

With fresh data, a dynamic duo powers Eli Lilly to new heights

The PBM ad wars are taking over Washington, D.C.

Drinking water from half of US faucets contains PFAS: Study

Titanic submersible: What a 'catastrophic implosion' means and what officials found

focus

entertainment

Wikipedia

Virginia high school admissions case could be legal follow

Pushing for an NIH office for post

United colonoscopy coverage change 'may cost lives,' doctors say

Steward Health Care Massachusetts hospitals face fiscal disaster

United colonoscopy coverage change 'may cost lives,' doctors say

Titanic submersible: What a 'catastrophic implosion' means and what officials found

As demand for Covid shots wanes, Moderna seeks its next success

Male and female sex labels in research insufficient, scientists say

Guidelines to prevent youth baseball injuries need more muscle

North Korean leader's powerful sister says warplanes repelled US spy plane

focus

What to know about a major upcoming Wegovy heart health study

UCLA team creates talking throat patch for voice disorders

How corporate America is slashing DEI workers amid backlash to diversity programs

Readout Newsletter: Bristol, Sangamo, Gilead, and more

Drinking water from half of US faucets contains PFAS: Study

House panel to mark up pandemic

entertainment

entertainment

knowledge

focus