Allscripts Hit by Ransomware, Knocking Some Services Offline

EHR vendorAllscripts was reported to have been hit by ransomware yesterday (see:Allscripts hit by ransomware, knocking some services offline). Users took to Twitter to complain about the company's cloud EHR being down, with some unable to access patient information all day. The Allscripts website and Twitter account don ’t specifically mention the outage. Instead, the company tweeted to users who specifically took to their social media accounts to voice their concerns. Mr. Histalkmade note of the incident.Allscripts serves a considerable number of physicians and patients (see:Who We Are):45,000 physician practices180,000 physicians19,000 post-acute agencies2,500 hospitals100,000 electronic prescribing physicians40,000 in-home clinicians7.2 million patients 

Source: Lab Soft News - January 19, 2018 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Bruce Friedman Source Type: blogs