After cyberattack, doctors say they haven't been paid for almost a month
TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) — A warning from doctors and surgeons in Arizona since many of them haven't been paid for almost a month after a cyberattack. A cyberattack has paralyzed a major service of the health care industry in Arizona, affecting everything from medicine to doctor visits and surgeries. Many doctors and surgeons in the state have not been paid for nearly a month after the attack, which has left them feeling the financial impact of the financial crisis. The health care sector is warning that it may not have the staff to perform their jobs in the coming days or weeks. Wendy Bruno Thomson, a health care advisor representing nearly a hundred medical providers in Arizona and representative of nearly a dozen medical providers, said people have not yet realized the serious impact of this cyberattack.
Publicados : 2 meses atrás por Syeda Abbas no Health Tech
TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) — A warning from doctors and surgeons in Arizona since many of them haven't been paid for almost a month after a cyberattack.
The attack paralyzed a major service of the health care industry.
Everything from your medicine to doctor visits to surgeries could be impacted. Doctors in our state are feeling the impact of a cyberattack from another part of the world.
It has crippled a link in the U.S. health care community that processes insurance payments. The health care industry is warning they may not have the staff to do the job in the coming days or weeks. Wendy Bruno Thomson is a health care advisor representing nearly a hundred medical providers in Arizona.
"Yesterday I came into several notes from physicians saying I don't know what I'm gonna do for payroll this week," Thomson said.
Thomson said people have not yet realized how serious this actually is.
Tópicos: Security, Security Breach, Cyber Crime