From: FierceHealthcare
by Evan Sweeney
A new bill co-sponsored by two Republican lawmakers aims to address “life-threatening” cybersecurity vulnerabilities with medical devices by bringing together regulators, manufacturers and providers to develop new device guidelines.
Introduced by Rep. Dave Trott, R-Mich, and Rep. Susan Brooks, R-Ind., the Internet of Medical Things Resilience Partnership Act (PDF) would require the Food and Drug Administration to establish a working group of cybersecurity experts with support from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop “voluntary frameworks and guidelines” for device cybersecurity.
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