Month: May 2021

Scripps cyberattack highlights patient safety risks during breaches

Scripps cyberattack highlights patient safety risks during breaches

May 14, 2021 01:11 PM LISA GILLESPIE & JESSICA KIM COHEN 

Last Tuesday, Jason Cabot prepped for an abdominal surgery: he fasted for 24 hours and drank three tablespoons of intestine-cleansing milk of magnesia. But until he showed up at 5:30 a.m. the next day at Scripps Mercy Health in San Diego, he had no idea if the surgery was going to happen.