Supplier Hit By Cyber Attack

The distribution arm of medical supplier Henry Schein was shut down by a cyber attack on October 15. According to SecurityWeek, the company’s 1 million global customers could not place orders, and shipments were halted. The company said its practice management software was not impacted, however. 

Now what: Cyber attacks are increasing in frequency as well as the scale of their financial impact on healthcare organizations and their partners. “Have a secondary supplier to fall back on if one supplier experiences interruptions for any reason,” says Alan Ayers, MBA, MAcc, president of Experity Networks and Practice Management Editor of JUCM.