Sens. Wyden, Warner introduce bill to require minimum cyber standards for healthcare providers

Senate Finance Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Intelligence Chairman Mark Warner (D-VA) have introduced sweeping legislation requiring the Department of Health and Human Services to develop minimum cyber standards for healthcare providers and associated entities, along with enforcement mechanisms and support for rural hospitals.

“The bill, titled the ‘Health Infrastructure Security and Accountability Act,’ would require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to develop and enforce a set of tough minimum cybersecurity standards for health care providers, health...