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1 August 2025
What is EHR Downtime?
EHR (Electronic Health Record) downtime occurs when a healthcare organization’s electronic system becomes unavailable. This can halt access to critical patient data, disrupt clinical workflows, and negatively impact patient care. Whether it’s a scheduled system update or an unexpected technical failure, EHR downtime poses significant challenges to medical staff and...
21 July 2025
Strengthening Healthcare Security: FBI Warns Healthcare Entities
The healthcare sector is under increasing threat from cybercriminals, as evidenced by the recent warnings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) about a surge in phishing and fraud targeting healthcare entities. According to Tech Target, these scams pose significant risks...
21 July 2025
The Importance of Downtime: Lessons from the Episource Data Breach
In early 2025, the healthcare industry was rocked by a significant cybersecurity incident. Episource, a vendor specializing in risk adjustment and medical coding services, experienced a ransomware attack that compromised the personal data of over 5.4 million individuals. This breach stands as one of the largest reported to the U.S....
21 July 2025
10 Largest Healthcare Data Breaches in the First Half of 2025
As we reach the halfway point of 2025, the healthcare industry is seeing an unprecedented number of data breaches. In fact, over 29 million individuals have been affected by large-scale breaches and downtime incidents, showing critical vulnerabilities in our healthcare systems. These breaches not only compromise patient privacy but also...
21 July 2025
Navigating the Surge in Healthcare Downtime: Breaches Increase by 20%
In 2025, the healthcare sector is grappling with an alarming increase in IT system downtimes, with data breaches rising by 20% compared to the previous year. According to Becker’s Hospital Review, this surge underscores the critical need for healthcare organizations to enhance their cybersecurity measures and ensure the resilience of...
17 June 2025
8 Shocking Downtime Stats in Healthcare and How to Avoid Them
In healthcare, downtime is more than a nuisance, it’s a serious threat to patient care, operational continuity, and financial health. When electronic systems fail, hospitals face cascading consequences that affect every corner of the organization. From revenue loss and delayed treatments to data exposure and compliance risks, the true cost...
17 June 2025
CrowdStike Outage: Why the Rhode Island Downtime Incident Is a Wake-Up Call
When systems go down in healthcare, the consequences ripple far beyond IT departments. The recent CrowdStrike-related outage that happened in 2024 had long-lasting effects in Rhode Island’s RIBridges system. This is a prime example of how critical it is to have robust downtime and recovery strategies in place. A Quick...
17 June 2025
Shields Health Care Group: The Cost of Downtime
When healthcare systems go offline, whether for minutes or days, the consequences can be immediate and severe: delayed care, lost revenue, compliance violations, and lasting damage to your organization’s reputation. And when downtime isn’t planned or managed, the risks multiply. The recent $15.35 million settlement involving Shields Health Care Group...
17 June 2025
Small MRI Provider Faces $5K HIPAA Penalty
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is intensifying its enforcement of the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) across the healthcare sector. The department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has collected nearly $900,000 in penalties since launching its Risk Analysis Initiative in October 2024. The enforcement...
17 June 2025
Kettering Health Ransomware Attack: EHR System Outage Likely Cost Millions in Downtime
Kettering Health’s healthcare ransomware attack on May 20, 2025 resulted in system-wide technology outages, elective procedure cancellations, and an influx of scam calls. The sophisticated attack forced the health system to operate without electronic health records (EHR) for 13 days, likely costing millions in hospital downtime costs. The healthcare system...
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