June 21, 2024
Health IT | Tea Leaves
  • Ascension said Friday it has restored access across all markets to the core system for electronic health records and patient portals after a cyberattack. Patients should see a smoother process for scheduling appointments and filling prescriptions, plus improved wait times, Ascension said in a news release. Some information may be temporarily inaccessible as the system updates medical records collected in the last month. Ascension did not provide further details on what additional systems still need to be restored and the expected timeline for restoration. (Article here)