John Riggi, the National Advisor for Cybersecurity and Risk at the American Hospital Association outlines the serious repercussions of cyberthreats and ransomware attacks, including the delay and disruption to patient care. These attacks threaten the safety of patients in the hospital, but also their effects cascade throughout the entire community, posing a safety risk to everyone who depends on the availability of the nearest hospital in the event of a medical emergency. Riggi calls the combined regional impact and disruption to care delivery the “ransomware blast radius.” The impact of the blast radius is especially significant for rural hospitals.
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