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Industry Groups Provide Feedback on Sen. Warner’s ‘Cybersecurity is Patient Safety’ White Paper

HIPAA Journal

Mark Warner (D-Va) recently published a white paper framing cybersecurity as a patient safety issue. Warner says the white paper is a starting point to open up a discussion about changes that can be implemented to improve cybersecurity in the sector, rather than a blueprint for change.

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Cybersecurity is Now a Patient Safety Issue, Suggests Sen. Warner In Congressional Report

HIPAA Journal

Warner suggests the only way to improve healthcare cybersecurity rapidly is through a collaborative effort involving the public and private sectors, with the federal government providing overall leadership. The white paper suggests several areas where policies could be changed to improve cybersecurity in the healthcare industry.

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What If Costco Designed the Prescription Drugs Sales Model?

Health Populi

Its longer more formal name was The Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act of 1984, and it created a pathway for generic drug applications to the FDA. “A growing body of research shows that the federal government and Medicare beneficiaries are also overpaying for generic prescription medications,” t hey explained.