Eric The Iranians thought they were safe but STUXNET got them. The reality is, replacement of the equipment that incorporates the PC running XP needs to be planned for, and sooner rather than later. If you can't interface the equipment to the Master Patient Index, in a safe manner, it is always going to be a problem and issues will arise as data has to be transcribed into other systems and notes rather than seamlessly transferred. The more equipment is integrated, the more problematic the unincorporated equipment becomes. Hopefully for you, this equipment is relevant to procedures with a high RPVU, which will both make its replacement more affordable and provide allies with influence. If you want a real nightmare, check out how the dysfunctional British NHS was held to ransom by hackers who encrypted data on insecure devices and demanded payment in bitcoin to release the encryption keys.
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