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A security incident led UHS to suspend user access to IT applications across its US operations; facilities ran on offline documentation for up to several weeks.
TierUser access to IT applications was suspended for weeks and facilities used offline documentation. How tiers are assigned.
Early on 27 September 2020 UHS experienced an IT security incident and suspended user access to its IT applications for US operations. Facilities used established back-up processes, including offline documentation. Applications were restored on a rolling basis during October 2020. UHS's 10-K reports that ambulance traffic and elective procedures were diverted to competitors, that coding and billing were delayed into December, and that the incident had an estimated $67 million pre-tax impact in 2020. The company states care was delivered safely and found no evidence of patient data being accessed.[1,2]
None documented; company states care continued safely. No independent harm review found.
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