Morning Headlines 6/5/17
The Health Care Industry Cybersecurity Task Force Releases Improvement Report
The Health Care Industry Cybersecurity Task Force, per a Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 mandate, releases its report to Congress, detailing six high-level directives over the course of 88 pages.
Health Insurance Startup Bright Health Raises $160 Million
Led by former UnitedHealthcare CEO Bob Sheehy, Minneapolis-based Bright Health closes a $160 million round of financing it will use to expand into new markets via private health insurance exchanges and health system partnerships.
23andMe Asks Customers to Conduct Pain Research at Home
23andMe for the first time enlists customers to help it conduct at-home research on pain tolerance.
OIG Highlights Data Privacy and Security in Semi-Annual Report
The HHS OIG’s Congressional report highlights challenges related to protecting the privacy and security of the data it collects and maintains, as well as those related to “effectively using data to detect and prevent improper payments and to ensure safety and quality of care for program beneficiaries.”
'Samantha Brown points out that, “Healthcare, like every other industry, gets caught up in the idolatry of the ‘innovators.’”' I…