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Atlantic General Hospital – Ransomware Attack Atlantic General Hospital (AGH) in Berlin, MD, has recently reported a ransomware attack to the Maine Attorney General that has affected up to 30,704 individuals. The attack was detected on January 29, 2023, when files were discovered to have been encrypted.
a Delray Beach, FL-based medical call center operator and nurse triage service provider, has recently issued individual notifications to individuals affected by a data security incident that occurred on March 20, 2024. The HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal still shows the interim figure of 501 affected individuals.
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If a ransomware attack happens, an organization can respond much faster in the cloud than with on-premises infrastructure and will have a better chance of accessing protected backups. Leaders must focus on eliminating manual repetitive work to let employees work at the top of their license and spend more time with patients.
In this article she looks at specific ways to engage and communicate with Nursing, Physicians, Sales & Marketing, Revenue Cycle, and IT. Nursing represents the largest team in many healthcare organizations, so we must build strong relationships here. In an inpatient setting, nursing is going to be a 24×7 business.
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