From Modern Healthcare:
The US government is seeking to play a more active role in protecting the private healthcare sector from a deluge of cyberattacks that have disrupted patient care and left providers unpaid.
US health officials will unveil Monday a new program to create tools that defend internet-connected hospital equipment from cyberattacks that could take them offline or leave them incapacitated. The effort could shore up protections for imaging devices used to detect cancer or assist with surgeries, EKGs that monitor heartbeats and systems that allow doctors to prescribe drugs to patients.
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