In its second quarter Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) filing, Allscripts addressed its announced agreement in principle with the Department of Justice (DOJ) to resolve investigations into certain alleged practices of Practice Fusion, an electronic health records (EHR) vendor acquired by Allscripts in February 2018 for $100 million. Allscripts indicated the agreement is still subject to
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HHS Warns Health Care Organizations About SamSam Ransomware
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Cybersecurity
The health care industry continues to get hammered by SamSam ransomware attacks, to the point that the Department of Health and Human Services Healthcare Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (HCCIC) has issued a report outlining the danger of ongoing SamSam ransomware campaigns, with tips to help organizations detect and block SamSam.
According to the report,…
Class Action Suit Filed Against Allscripts for Ransomware Attack
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Cybersecurity
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc. notified its electronic medical record customers last week that a ransomware attack was behind the disruption of service for medical providers.
Allscripts became the victim of the ransomware “SamSam” on January 18 which shut down providers’ access to their electronic medical records. Allscripts was able to restore some access, but a…