Department of Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Andrea Palm spoke to attendees at the AHA Annual Membership Conference about the administration's efforts to improve access to care and increase health insurance enrollment, Change Healthcare Cyberattacks He talked about the future of cybersecurity. .
“We have recently conducted live-fire exercises and are learning lessons that will help us move forward,” she said. “These attacks happen. It's not a 'what if'. It will be someday. ”
HHS released healthcare cybersecurity performance goals in January, and Palm outlined how the government intends to support hospitals and health systems that adopt best practices when it comes to protecting patient information and the entire hospital network. We discussed. She specifically mentioned support for rural hospitals that may not have the resources to reach their goals on their own.
Palm also said that while the worst of the cyberattack on Change Healthcare may be over, HHS will continue to help hospitals and health systems recover. “We know the load is lightening, but we will continue to stay connected until everything is up and running at 100% for him.”
Palm emphasized that it also provides an opportunity to learn, analyze and prepare for the next attack.
“We have a lot of work to continue to do together,” she said. “I’m excited to do this work with you to improve the health and well-being of people in this country.”
