Group targets legal barriers to sharing cybersecurity products among healthcare practices

A health industry group is urging lawmakers to revise a federal statute that is seen as prohibiting healthcare organizations from donating or subsidizing cybersecurity products for smaller entities that may be struggling to protect themselves – and interconnected healthcare networks – from cyber threats.

According to an Aug. 15 letter from the Health Information Trust Alliance to the Senate Finance and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committees and the House Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce committees, healthcare...