Ransomware Attack Associated With Disruptions at Adjacent Emergency Departments in the US.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Cyberattacks on health care delivery organizations are increasing in frequency and sophistication. Ransomware infections have been associated with significant operational disruption, but data describing regional associations of these cyberattacks with neighboring hospitals have not been previously reported, to our knowledge.

Objective

To examine an institution's emergency department (ED) patient volume and stroke care metrics during a month-long ransomware attack on a geographically proximal but separate health care delivery organization.

Design, setting, and participants

This before and after cohort study compares adult and pediatric patient volume and stroke care metrics of 2 US urban academic EDs in the 4 weeks prior to the ransomware attack on May 1, 20

SUBMITTER: Dameff C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10167570 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature