HHS Office of Inspector General identifies 10 top management and performance challenges facing HHS. The Department of Health and Human Services must do more to promote the exchange of complete, accurate and timely information, the report says. The report also calls on HHS to take action to help healthcare organizations address emerging security threats. There must be meaningful access, subject to appropriate privacy and security safeguards, where and when it’s needed, OIG writes. “The rapid pace at which technology evolves, the continuing expansion of the internet of things – including networked medical devices – and the rise of mobile health technology contribute to the complexity””]
Source: https://www.govinfosecurity.com/oig-hhs-needs-to-push-secure-health-data-exchange-a-9552