Healthcare IT News June 5, 2024
EHR access has been restored in Florida, Alabama and Austin, Texas.
Ascension, which was hit by a cyberattack that crippled operations at its 140 hospitals, is working towards completing EHR restoration across its entire system by June 14.
The large health system of 140 hospitals gave an update Wednesday to its restoration work since the May 8 ransomware attack that disrupted operations.
“Ascension continues to work expeditiously alongside industry-leading cybersecurity experts in our efforts to safely restore systems across our network,” a spokesperson said.
Hospitals and facilities remain open and are providing patient care.
Ascension had previously reported that restoring Electronic Health Record (EHR) access has been among the top priorities of its recovery process.
“We are encouraged...
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