Navigating our way through a hospital ransomware attack: ethical considerations in delivering acute orthopaedic care.
J Med Ethics
; 2022 Feb 23.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2230997
ABSTRACT
Ransomware attacks on healthcare systems are becoming more prevalent globally. In May 2021, Waikato District Health Board in New Zealand was devastated by a major attack that crippled its information technology system. The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery faced a number of challenges to the way they delivered care including, patient assessment and investigations, the deferral of elective surgery, and communication and patient confidentiality. These issues are explored through the lens of the four key principles of medical ethics in the hope that they will provide some guidance to future departments who may experience such attacks.
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2022
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Medethics-2021-107876
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