Healthcare organizations are paying much more attention to cybersecurity in recent months, especially after Change Healthcare experienced a ransomware attack that debilitated its systems and disrupted claims payments nationwide and Ascension has been digging out from its…
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Ascension provides updates about its May 8 ransomware attack:
The cyberattack was launched by an malicious email that was opened by an unsuspecting employee.
The attackers took information from file services that employees use for…
As Ascension continues to work toward network-wide restoration of its electronic health record, the 19-state health system this week confirmed that the May 8 ransomware attack that debilitated its IT systems also may have…
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Ascension says in a June 4 cyberattack update that it has restored EHR access in its Florida, Alabama, and Austin markets. It hopes to use that experience to make the EHR available to…
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What You Should Know:
– Ascension announced it has restored EHR access in Florida, Alabama, and Austin markets affected by a recent cyberattack.
– Ascension anticipates completing EHR access across its entire network by June 14th….
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Between the massive cyberattack on Optum’s Change Healthcare unit and the recent attack on St. Louis-based health system Ascension, it seems like there is a new healthcare cybersecurity incident each month creating serious headaches…
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Cybercriminals across the world continue to use healthcare organizations as their target practice. It seems like there is a new healthcare cybersecurity disaster dominating headlines each month — with this month’s being an attack…
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After cyberattacks, large healthcare organizations must grapple with system clean-up and data breaches, potentially harming patient care due to service disruptions, exacting costs and garnering regulatory scrutiny on security vulnerabilities. This week we learned that the May…
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It’s been a bad couple months for cybersecurity in healthcare. Or maybe it will end up being a good thing. I remember after the devestation of Hurricane Katrina, we all woke up to the…
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Ascension confirmed Saturday that a May 8 cybersecurity incident was a ransomware attack. But the 19-state health system said it’s making progress in updating systems and has provided separate updates for facilities in each…
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