Hayden Crabb Hayden Crabb

Issue #5: Downtime Preparedness Is a HIPAA Readiness Issue

Many healthcare organizations focus on preventing incidents but devote less attention to how operations continue when systems become unavailable. Whether caused by ransomware, EHR outages, internet disruptions, or vendor failures, downtime events can quickly affect scheduling, documentation, communications, and patient care workflows. This issue explores four operational risks that clinics should evaluate to strengthen continuity, reduce compliance exposure, and improve organizational resilience.

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