Health and Human Services (HHS) was awarded a total of $350,000 in corporate agreements to improve further information sharing in the industry. It will also improve to tackle cybersecurity threats in both private and public health sector. 
It is found out that many smaller healthcare organizations do not have the same facilities and methods to prevent or respond to cybersecurity attacks. HHS streamlined cyber threat information sharing will improve the situation. The process will help facilities send cyber threat data to a single entity. Stake holders affected by the attack are then informed.
“The agreements also will help build the capacity of NH-ISAC to receive cyber threat information from member healthcare entities,” HHS wrote. “Information about any system breaches and ransomware attacks will be relayed through a more robust cyber information sharing environment, as will information about steps healthcare entities should take to protect their health information technology systems.”
The National Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (NH-ISAC) of Ormond Beach, Florida reported that they received corporate agreement for $250,000 from the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC).
Funding of $100,000 from HHS’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) was given to NH-ISAC.This corporate agreement will help to build the infrastructure necessary to eliminate cyber threat.
National Coordinator for Healthcare Information Technology Dr. Vindell Washington said in a statement, “Electronic health information security is essential to the evolving healthcare ecosystem. The HHS funding will assist organizations of all sizes share pertinent information to the latest healthcare cybersecurity issues.”
“Creating a more robust exchange about cybersecurity threats will help the industry prevent, detect and respond to these threats and better protect patients’ privacy and personally identifiable information.” HHS’ Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Dr. Nicole Lurie said.
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