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Downtime Procedures Still in Effect at Ascension Hospitals; First Lawsuits Filed

HIPAA Journal

It has been more than 2 weeks since the ransomware attack on Ascension and its hospitals are still operating under emergency procedures, with staff working with pen and paper due to the inability to access electronic medical records. The first class action lawsuits have already been filed and more can be expected in the coming days and weeks.

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7 Benefits of Patient Scheduling Software

HIPAA Journal

Patient scheduling software is software that can be used by patients to self-book healthcare appointments, by physicians to fill their schedules, and by medical practices to synchronize patient appointments with physician and treatment room availability in order to optimize the use of time and resources.

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Alarming Rise of AI Voice Deepfakes: Waging War on Healthcare

HIT Consultant

These attacks most often lead to trojan horses, including ransomware, that are presently targeting the healthcare sector. As one of the most active ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) threat actors today, Black Basta has set its sights on the healthcare sector, claiming responsibility for the recent attack on St.

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Hospital IT leaders talk lessons learned from a tough pandemic year

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NYU Langone Health experienced explosive growth in telehealth visits, online appointment booking, online physician finding, remote patient monitoring, and connecting via video inside the hospital when visitors could not be accommodated. " Ransomware and zero-day attacks are on the rise. " Dr. Paul Testa, NYU Langone Health.

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Health Provider News – May 20, 2022

Hall Render

Nurse chronicles experience inside COVID ICU at metro hospital in new book. Medicare fraud. to settle billing fraud claims. AvosLocker Claims Credit for Christus Health Ransomware Attack. Christus Health blocks ransomware attack. Family Foundation Gives $2.5M to Expand Ochsner Program. Ochsner St.

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

Ascension pharmacies now back online Children’s psychiatric hospital planned in Webster Groves Ascension targets June 14 for system-wide EHR restoration after ransomware attack Parkland Health in Bonne Terre named rural emergency hospital Noble Health’s bankruptcy plan in Callaway County OK’d by federal judge Leader steps down at St.

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

Why Kaiser chose D.C. million Mercy Iowa City Creditors Finally Getting Paid Northwest Iowa hospital, MercyOne in Primghar, to close next month Steindler Orthopedic opens clinic in Cedar Rapids Radiologist breaks ground on $250M health campus CSA opens new location as it seeks to retain workers, deliver services Iowa nursing homes owe taxpayers $10.7