Not only do these incidents impact patient trust and an organization’s bottom line, they can lead to longer stays for patients, delays in procedures and tests resulting in poor outcomes, and an increase in patients transferred or diverted to other facilities, according to a new Ponemon Institute report.
healthcare sector so far this year resulting in victims’ data being leaked. Data is often leaked during these events, with at least 72 percent of ransomware incidents in the U.S.
One third of healthcare organizations surveyed were hit by a ransomware attack in the past year, according to “ The State of Ransomware in Healthcare 2021” survey report published by Sophos in early 2021.
