American Hospital Association April 3, 2025
While the rate of cyberattacks on hospitals has risen dramatically, the severity of the impacts has also grown exponentially. Let’s look at the state of cyber and physical threats in 2025 as well as the opportunities for progress across the health care sector. Hospitals and health systems are learning to better prepare for cyberattacks and maintain clinical continuity and business resiliency during prolonged outages.
1. The Demand for Health Care Records Will Continue
The Cyber Onslaught: Where Do We Stand So Far in 2025?
In late January of this year, we learned that last year’s ransomware attack against UnitedHealth Group subsidiary Change Healthcare exposed the health data of 190 million people — up from previous reports of 100 million. By...