Government & Policy

The bureau, with an array of allied agencies composing the International Ransomware Taskforce, shielded more than 300 victims and prevented attacks valued at $130 million

Ziad Nakshabandi, CEO of the National Center for Health Workforce Planning, describes how the group is aligning its efforts with the Kingdom's Vision 2030 objectives, including reskilling and upskilling of healthcare workers.

The collaboration will see five of the biggest health data exchanges in the U.S. working with the planned Qualified Health Information Network on the interoperability framework.

Federal policies and technologies can help with risk mitigations, says Robert Anderson, Jr., CEO of Cyber Defense Labs, who discusses those resources. He also sizes up the value of cyberinsurance as ransom payments get more frequent.

The government relations team at HIMSS offers some insights on what's next for telehealth, broadband expansion, interoperability rules and more in the year ahead.

While acknowledging that securing access to data is a shared goal, the HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association suggests ONC's interoperability framework does not consider existing controls, or certain business standards and workflows.

Also, the Victorian government is providing new medical equipment and upgrades to 23 health services.

The agency says bad actors are sending infected files disguised to look like medical documents and requesting medical appointments. Telemedicine increases the likelihood that malicious images and information would be reviewed ahead of telehealth visits.