Comments due: DHHS Critical Infrastructure Plan for Healthcare Systems

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The US DHHS released a draft of their critical infrastructure document for Healthcare and Public Health. Comments are due by this date.

Homeland Security Presidential Directive HSPD-7 requires a Sector Specific Plan for Critical Infrastructure Protection in the Healthcare and Public Health Sector. A draft plan has been released. Comment by those operating in the health sector is invited.


Comments are being collected by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), among others. For more information is available online.
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