Ascension hospital has been attacked by ransomware.  They’ve had to switch to paper charts, staff say it's a safety concern, and patients are experiencing delays in getting medical results. So how should institutions (and you) prepare for an attack?

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Hafiz Malik, Ph.D. Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, U-M Dearborn

Jim Bagian, directs the Center for Healthcare Engineering and Patient Safety (CHEPS) at the University of Michigan

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Ascension hospital has been <a href="https://www.michiganpublic.org/health/2024-05-09/its-causing-chaos-what-ascension-cyberattack-means-for-michigan" data-cms-id="0000018f-5e3a-df23-a7af-5f7a4c4d0000" data-cms-href="https://www.michiganpublic.org/health/2024-05-09/its-causing-chaos-what-ascension-cyberattack-means-for-michigan">attacked by ransomware</a>.  They’ve had to switch to paper charts, staff say it's a <a href="https://www.michiganpublic.org/health/2024-05-17/it-is-not-safe-ascension-nurses-raising-alarm-during-ransomware-attack" data-cms-id="0000018f-8977-dc51-ad9f-bb7fc7240000" data-cms-href="https://www.michiganpublic.org/health/2024-05-17/it-is-not-safe-ascension-nurses-raising-alarm-during-ransomware-attack">safety concern</a>, and patients are experiencing delays in getting medical results. So how should institutions (and you) prepare for an attack?
GUESTS:
Hafiz Malik, Ph.D. Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, U-M Dearborn
Jim Bagian, directs the Center for Healthcare Engineering and Patient Safety (CHEPS) at the University of Michigan
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