The “data security incident” began Thursday at facilities operated by Prospect Medical Holdings, which is based in California and has hospitals and clinics there and in Texas, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Pennsylvania.
In this Help Net Security interview, Dr. Omar Sangurima, Principal Technical Program Manager at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses the impact of cyberattacks on patient safety and care delivery, emphasizing how disruptions to critical healthcare services can harm patients and even lead to life-threatening situations.
While it holds tremendous promise, AI is adding yet another layer of complexity. There is an urgent need to address the stress and burnout crisis head-on, tackling fundamental issues that existed long before AI arrived as a disruptive force. If leadership neglects this situation much longer, the erosion of the very foundation upon which healthcare is built is at risk.