MedStar took 'extreme' approach to block security threat to health care records

MedStar Health’s online records and email communications were cut off for a second day in a row Tuesday as officials scrambled to recover from a malware attack. And that crippling of the $4.6 billion health system — which said it shut down its own online operations as a defensive tactic against the virus — is sending shock waves across the health industry. “MedStar took a very extreme approach at tackling this problem — and it’s going to be expensive,” said Michael Robinson, adjunct professor…

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