As a practicing ER physician, Christian Dameff, medical director of cybersecurity at UC San Diego Health, is one of the first in the nation to bridge the clinical world and cybersecurity, thus bringing credibility and understanding of cyber efforts to the clinical team. Dameff works closely with CISO Scott Currie and, in this interview with […]
Study: Cyberattacks That Take Out Even a Single Hospital Should be Considered Regional Disasters
Cyberattacks, such as ransomware, “can have real patient care impacts that extend far beyond a single effected hospital,” according to a new University of California San Diego School of Medicine study, causing disruptions at nearby regional hospitals. The study, published in the May 8 online edition of JAMA, analyzed data from two emergency departments that […]