Category: cybersecurity

Here are five hospitals and health systems dealing with cyberattacks Becker’s has reported on since May 5:

A ransomware attack has caused some care and IT network disruptions at Staten Island, N.Y.-based Richmond University Medical Center, SILive reported May 11.

Roosevelt, Utah-based Uintah Basin Healthcare is notifying patients who have received care from the organization since 2012 that some of their protected health information may have been compromised.  

Several hospitals and health systems across the U.S. are facing lawsuits regarding data breach incidents that involved patients’ protected health information.

After Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Healthcare discovered “suspicious communication” on May 9, the health system temporarily shut down email and internet access as a precaution.

The White House is considering a rule that would ban companies from paying hackers’ ransoms, but for hospitals and health systems, this rule could result in delays in care, Politico reported May 11. 

NextGen Healthcare, a provider of EHR software, said it experienced a data breach that compromised the information of 1 million patients. 

Buffalo, N.Y.-based Catholic Health notified long-term care patients that some of their protected health information may have been compromised due to a data breach at its consulting services vendor, Minimum Data Set Consultants.

Hospital and health system IT security chiefs told Becker’s the industry is dealing with increased pressure from ransomware attacks, budget constraints and personal liability concerns.

Ransomware attacks on hospitals and health systems doubled between 2016 and 2021, The Washington Post reported May 8.