22% Of Healthcare Organizations Say Ransomware Attacks Increased Patient Mortality

Ransomware and other destructive cyberattacks on healthcare delivery organizations (HDOs) can cripple IT systems, prevent access to protected health information, and often see appointments cancelled and patients redirected to other healthcare facilities. The disruption caused and lack of access to patient data can impact patient safety, and while there have been no reported cases in the United States of patients dying as a direct result of a ransomware attack, it is only a matter of time before attacks directly cause fatalities.