Ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and other health care entities continue to face heightened levels of cyberattacks in 2024. Earlier this month, it was revealed that a Florida surgery center had a data breach affecting more than 48,000 patients. Around the same time, an Idaho-based ASC announced it also had a “data security incident.” These latest ASC cyberattacks came slightly over a month after the Ambulatory Surgery Center of Westchester had a data security incident of its … [Read more...]
With Cyberattacks on the Rise, ASCs Must Prepare for Emerging Threats
In 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights reported 725 significant digital security breaches in health care, surpassing the previous year's 720 breaches. If numbers from the last eight years are any indication, this trend will likely continue. From 2021 to 2022, cyberattacks among ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) alone rose 31% to a total of 235, according to a report from Critical Insight. In June 2024, the Ambulatory Surgery Center of … [Read more...]