Professional paper

10 Things Clinicians Need to Know About Healthcare Cyberattacks

Paul Rizzoli ; Harvard Medical School and Clinical Director, John R. Graham Headache Center, Department of Neurology, at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Abstract

The threat of cyberattacks on healthcare systems is increasing. Individual providers should be aware of potential weaknesses in their systems and should begin immediately to look for ways they can help to minimize the risks of a potentially devastating attack upon their healthcare system. Examples of potential threats are reviewed along with suggested solutions. Going forward we will all need to become more educated in order to help prevent such attacks.

Keywords

Cybersecurity; Healthcare_system; Electronic_medical_record (EMR); Medical Informatics

Hrčak ID:

260176

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/260176

Publication date:

11.7.2021.

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