Ascension Seton regains access to electronic health records after ransomware attack

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Staff at local Ascension hospitals had been forced to rely on paper charting methods for nearly a month following a major cybersecurity breach.

Ascension Seton hospitals in the Austin area once again have access to electronic health records after nearly a month of paper charting.

Austin is among the first markets to see its electronic health records system restored following a ransomware attack that affected the Ascension health care system nationwide on. So far, access has also been restored in Florida and Alabama. An Ascension representative said all hospitals across the country are expected to have“These developments mark a turning point in our response efforts to this ransomware attack,” Ascension President Eduardo Conrado said in an emailed statement.

 

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