Hospital and health system IT security chiefs told Becker's the industry is dealing with increased pressure from ransomware attacks, budget constraints and personal liability concerns.
Cybersecurity news for hospitals and health systems
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Hospital ransomware attacks can also constrain resources at nearby facilities and should be considered a "regional disaster," a May 8 study in JAMA Network Open found.
Ransomware attacks on hospitals and health systems doubled between 2016 and 2021, The Washington Post reported May 8.
After Franklin, Ind.-based Johnson Memorial Health was hit by a Hive ransomware attack in October 2021, the hospital reverted to nondigital methods — including the use of pen and paper — to keep delivering care, NPR reported May 8.
McPherson (Kan.) Hospital suffered a data breach caused by hacking that compromised the information of 19,020 patients.
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Murfreesboro (Tenn.) Medical Clinic & SurgiCenter said all surgeries remain canceled due an ongoing cyberattack, but that it has been accepting patients at some of its walk-in clinics.
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems is facing a lawsuit for a January data breach that compromised the protected health information of 1 million patients, Bloomberg Law reported May 4.
The Texas Hospital Association named ActZero as its cybersecurity partner.
Russian ransomware gang Clop is suspected in a cyberattack targeting Santa Clara Family Health Plan, resulting in the breach of 276,993 members' personal health information, Government Technology reported May 2.
The former chief information security officer of New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System has been hired to lead cybersecurity for a Long Island county reeling from a ransomware attack, Huntington (N.Y.) Now reported May 2.