Healthcare leaders see a fatal cyber incident as inevitable
Summary
Healthcare leaders are increasingly worried that a cyber incident could cause a fatal patient outcome, but most practices still lack continuous visibility into their vendors and supply chains. The article highlights how outages in EMR, billing, telehealth, and cloud systems can quickly disrupt intake, cash flow, and access to critical records. It also shows that many practices are underprepared for recovery, incident response, and the proposed 2026 HIPAA Security Rule requirements. AI adoption is spreading quickly, but the article argues that practices need stronger governance, vendor oversight, and managed security support before they can safely scale it. The overall message is that healthcare organizations must treat security, compliance, vendor risk, and AI as one operational program.