"University officials warned that the shutdown could continue for days as they try to evaluate the extent of the attack, including whether patients' sensitive information was compromised, and restore network systems they took down as a precaution. Richard Bell, 55, drove three hours from his home in Oxford the medical center's main campus in Jackson on Friday only to learn that he wouldn't be able to get his bloodwork or chemotherapy treatment."
"Hospitals and emergency rooms remained open, and patients there were receiving proper care, the university said in the statement. Officials were still trying to figure out the extent of the infiltration, but Vice Chancellor LouAnn Woodward said at a news conference Thursday the attack affected "many systems," including the electronic health record platform. Health care providers were taking down information manually."
A ransomware attack forced the University of Mississippi Medical Center to close roughly three dozen clinics statewide and cancel elective procedures for a second day. Officials warned the shutdown could last days while they evaluate the extent of the attack, determine whether patients' sensitive information was compromised, and restore network systems taken down as a precaution. Hospitals and emergency rooms remained open and patients there received care while providers reverted to manual recordkeeping. Investigators are determining whether patient data was accessed. Attackers communicated with the university and demands were not disclosed; the university is working with the FBI.
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