The Arrowe Park Hospital, Merseyside, UK, declared a major incident due to a cyber security issue resulting in loss of access to its systems. All electronic functions are down causing substantial disruption to hospital activities. Current solutions are manual. Patients have been turned away and appointments cancelled. For non-emergency cases, the public has been advised to use other health services.
Report: 84% of healthcare organizations spotted a data breach last year – HealthExec
A report has revealed that 84% of healthcare organizations reported a data breach in the last year. The report highlights the vulnerability of healthcare data