Ascension reported a cyberattack on May 8 interrupting its IT systems and disrupting patient care. The system reverted to downtime procedures through mid-June, when the EHR was restored, but reverberations from the attack continue.
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Change Healthcare will soon meet with a federal judge to discuss a possible settlement agreement over the data breach that affected 100 million Americans.
Watsonville (Calif.) Community Hospital reported an IT disruption Nov. 29, forcing the hospital into downtime procedures, according to Lookout Santa Cruz.
Hospitals and health systems had a busy year warding off and recovering from cyberattacks in 2024.
Four U.S. senators have introduced a new bill to fight healthcare cyberattacks.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is meeting the minimum requirements for auditing health organizations' data privacy practices, but a recent report shows there's more work to be done to protect patient data.
Hackers breached a Texas health system during a recent IT outage.
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UMC Health System in Lubbock, Texas, has disclosed a data breach involving patient information after a ransomware attack on its computer systems.
Artificial intelligence can streamline operational efficiencies, elevate precision medicine and boost overall clinical care. But it has a dark side for hospitals as well.