St. Louis-based Ascension has restored EHR access across its health system following a May 8 cyberattack.
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Ascension restores EHRs in Illinois, Wisconsin
St. Louis-based Ascension brought EHRs back online in Illinois and Wisconsin and said it remains on track to reinstate digital medical records across all 140 of its hospitals by June 14.
