The world of paper medical records has almost disappeared, ushering in a new era of electronically stored, analyzed, and shared medical information that offers exciting opportunities for improved patient care. However, this major shift in information management has introduced unintended and unfavorable consequences, such as theft of patient-protected health information, wide-scale sequestering of medical records by ransomware (malicious software—malware—that permanently blocks the access to records unless a ransom is paid), and the ability for hackers to directly harm patients. For example, the recent global WannaCry ransomware attack resulted in more than 48 National Health Service organizations in the United Kingdom being forced to cancel surgical procedures and outpatient appointments. This virus also affected several intravenous contrast power injectors in the United States.1 In addition to health care organizations, more than 230 000 computers in 150 countries were infected. Health care practitioners and institutions are learning about new terminology and jargon: WannaCry and Petya, the 2 most recent malware viruses that have affected clinicians and health care institutions globally. The potential consequences of these cybersecurity risks on the health care industry (1 of the 16 critical infrastructure sectors defined by the Department of Homeland Security) prompted Congress to establish the Health Care Industry Cybersecurity Task Force (HCIC) as

中文翻译：

---

网络安全——一个严重的患者护理问题

纸质病历的世界几乎消失了，开创了以电子方式存储、分析和共享医疗信息的新时代，这为改善患者护理提供了令人兴奋的机会。然而，信息管理的这一重大转变带来了意想不到的不利后果，例如盗窃患者保护的健康信息，勒索软件（恶意软件——恶意软件——永久阻止对记录的访问，除非勒索赎金）是付费的），以及黑客直接伤害患者的能力。例如，最近的全球 WannaCry 勒索软件攻击导致英国超过 48 个国家卫生服务组织被迫取消外科手术和门诊预约。这种病毒还影响了美国的几台静脉注射造影剂电动注射器。1 除医疗保健组织外，150 个国家的 23 万多台计算机受到感染。医疗保健从业者和机构正在学习新的术语和行话：WannaCry 和 Petya，这是最近影响全球临床医生和医疗保健机构的 2 种恶意软件病毒。这些网络安全风险对医疗保健行业（国土安全部定义的 16 个关键基础设施部门之一）的潜在后果促使国会成立医疗保健行业网络安全工作组 (HCIC) 作为 医疗保健从业者和机构正在学习新的术语和行话：WannaCry 和 Petya，这是最近影响全球临床医生和医疗保健机构的 2 种恶意软件病毒。这些网络安全风险对医疗保健行业（国土安全部定义的 16 个关键基础设施部门之一）的潜在后果促使国会成立医疗保健行业网络安全工作组 (HCIC) 作为 医疗保健从业者和机构正在学习新的术语和行话：WannaCry 和 Petya，这是最近影响全球临床医生和医疗保健机构的 2 种恶意软件病毒。这些网络安全风险对医疗保健行业（国土安全部定义的 16 个关键基础设施部门之一）的潜在后果促使国会成立医疗保健行业网络安全工作组 (HCIC) 作为