Becker's Healthcare May 10, 2023
Cyberattacks are becoming a more common occurrence at U.S. hospitals, with the number doubling between 2016 and 2021. This increase is causing significant disruptions to patient care, experts told ABC News in a May 10 report.
Take the example of Jes Kraus who had been going to the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington every day for radiation and chemotherapy treatments to fight stage three colorectal cancer. In October, the hospital notified Mr. Kraus that he could not come in for his appointment until further notice because a cyberattack had locked staff out from key systems.
“Radiation was canceled for a week,” the patient’s wife told the news outlet. “We were afraid. We weren’t sure if that...
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