A National Survey of Hospital Cyber Attack Emergency Operation Preparedness

Introduction: Cyberattacks on healthcare systems are increasing in frequency and severity. Hospitals need to integrate cybersecurity preparedness into their emergency operations planning response order mitigate adverse outcomes during increasingly likely cyber events. No data currently exists regarding the level of US hospital for attacks. We surveyed managers assess these Method: Fifty-seven representing hospitals across participated an online Qualtrics survey current procedures hazards. Results: Survey responses between April 2019 May 2021 demonstrated that a majority included disasters HVA (82.4%, 47/57), most ranked it as one top five priorities (57.4%, 27/47). However, over half denied specifically mentioning EOPs (52.6%, 30/57). Fourteen 57 (24.5%) endorsed previously activating Emergency Response incident unrelated Information Technology (IT) failure. Conclusion: The results suggest American underprepared disasters. emphasize importance prioritizing HVAs implementing specific EOP annexes emergencies.