Cancer software security breach hits 40 health systems: Yale New Haven Health, Lifespan & more
Beckers Health IT
Jackie Drees
Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health is the latest health system of among at least 40 affected by a cybersecurity breach on cancer care software company Elekta, according to an April 23 Fox61 report.
"Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale New Haven is among the many hospitals nationwide that have been impacted by software issues since April 20 at Elekta, the company that provides the software to run linear accelerators for radiation treatment of cancer patients," a Yale New Haven Health spokesperson said in an emailed statement to Becker's.
The health system said it has communicated with patients about treatment interruptions as a result of the incident and expects to be operational April 26.
At least 40 health systems across the U.S. have been...