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32 CIO / HEALTH IT Russian hackers disrupt health system websites across US By Laura Dyrda R ussian hacking group Killnet claimed responsibility for a cyberattack that disrupted hospital and health system websites across the U.S., according to BetterCyber, a technology company. Killnet said it hit websites for hospitals and health systems across the U.S., including: 1. Michigan Medicine in Ann Arbor 2. Stanford (Calif.) Health Care 3. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles 4. UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside in Pittsburgh 5. omas Jefferson University Hospitals in Philadelphia 6. Duke University Hospital in Durham, N.C. 7. Abrazo Arizona Heart Hospital in Phoenix 8. AtlantiCare in Egg Harbor Township, N.J. 9. Anaheim Regional Medical Center 10. Huntsville (Ala.) Hospital 11. Atrium Health in Charlotte, N.C. 12. C.S. Mott Children's Hospital in Ann Arbor, Mich 13. Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake, Iowa 14. Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center in Salida, Colo. 15. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis 16. AnMed in Anderson, S.C. University of Michigan Health told CBS News Detroit the disruption was the result of an attack on a third-party vendor hosting some of its websites. e health system said patient information wasn't affected by the attack. Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health also confirmed to Becker's there was a temporary disruption to the system's public-facing website with a statement noting: "Our information technology teams have successfully resolved the situation. It's important to note the disruption affected only our public-facing website. Our hospital systems and patient portal remain fully functional." n Tallahassee hospital still using paper records, diverting EMS patients after IT security event By Giles Bruce T allahassee (Fla.) Memorial HealthCare said it is "making progress" from an IT security event that caused it to take its IT systems offline. The health system said in a Feb. 5 statement that it continues to divert some emergency medical services patients and use paper documentation, while it has canceled all nonemergency surgical and outpatient procedures scheduled for Feb. 6. "Our teams are working around the clock in collaboration with outside consultants to investigate the cause of the event and safely restore all computer systems as quickly as possible," the statement reads. "Our investigation is ongoing and, as is typical in such situations, we expect it will take some time to determine exactly what happened." The health system said its physician practices and labor and delivery care are still operational. n Providence to hire 2,000 more tech employees in India By Alan Condon R enton, Wash.-based Providence plans to triple its number of employees in Hyderabad, India, a major technology hub, according to local newspaper The Siasat Daily. The 52-hospital system currently employs 1,000 people in Hyderabad, but aims to increase that number to more than 3,000 in the near future, according to the report. Telangana IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao announced the news in a Feb. 8 tweet after meeting with Providence CEO Rod Hochman, MD, and CIO B.J. Moore. Providence launched its global innovation center in India in February 2020. The center focuses on engineering, modern infrastructure, data intelligence, digital innovation, professional services, cybersecurity, and application development and support. "With teams based in the United States and internationally, we benefit from the expanded time zone coverage for around-the-clock monitoring and greater agility in the solution development cycle. While most of our U.S.-based technology team is off duty overnight, our India-based team can troubleshoot technological issues, monitor security systems, install patches and write the code that drives the lifesaving technologies we depend upon every minute of every day," a Providence spokesperson said in a statement to Becker's Hospital Review. "Providence believes this resource can be scaled to support the missions of other healthcare organizations both in the United States and internationally as the demands increase for health system information technology teams. The growth projections discussed during the visit in Hyderabad this week are primarily based on this belief," according to the statement. n