Background Connected medical devices and electronic health records have added
important functionality to patient care, but have also introduced a range of cybersecurity …

Objective Hospitals are a key component to disaster response but are susceptible to the
effects of disasters as well, including infrastructure damage that disrupts patient care. These …

Electronic health record downtimes are any period where the computer systems are
unavailable, either for planned or unexpected events. During an unexpected downtime …

Introduction: As many medical workflows depend vastly on IT support, great demands are
placed on the availability and accuracy of the applications involved. The cases of IT failure …

Background There are few descriptions of management of unplanned hospital-wide digital
downtime and impact on patient care in health literature. Aim The aim of this study was to …

Emergency medicine (EM) is the youngest medical specialty, but its scope and position in
the health care system has allowed it to play a critical role in the early management of …

Haris, Theo and Michalis, after all the ideas we have shared and interchanged, I seem to be
at a loss regarding how to adequately express my appreciation and gratitude for all you do …

Security constraints that enforce security requirements characterize healthcare systems.
These constraints have a substantial impact on the resiliency of the final system. Security …

Downtime of information systems is a universal challenge faced by health care institutions.
Regardless of whether downtime is planned or unplanned, the unavailability of essential …

Academic research institutions are unique and specialized in terms of their physical
research facilities. They tend to serve both research and teaching functions, provide …