McKnight's May 31, 2024
Here’s some good news, of sorts: St. Louis-based Ascension has finally restored access to its electronic health records, more than three weeks after a May 8 ransomware attack.
While the provider is still largely relying on old-school paper records and manual procedures, progress is being made to reinstate its IT systems.
If Ascension’s recent misfortune doesn’t concern you as a long-term care provider, perhaps it should. Cyber criminals just brought a 140-hospital system to its knees. Imagine what they might do to you.
The sad reality is that these attacks are happening with increasing regularity, to providers of every sort. It’s not hard to see why. Given that so many operators have limited resources for cybersecurity, the pickings can be...
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