According to a recent survey from the American Medical Association, 83 percent of physicians said they've experienced a cyberattack of some type.
The AMA and management consulting firm Accenture surveyed 1,300 physicians about the prevalence of cyberattacks.
Here's what they found:
1. Fifty-five percent of respondents are worried about future cyberattacks.
2. Seventy-four percent of respondents cited interruption to their clinical practice as a primary concern; 29 percent said it took a full day to recover from an attack.
3. Approximately 53 percent of respondents cited patient safety among their primary concerns.
4. When a cyberattack occurs, 56 percent of respondents alerted their health IT vendor, while 49 percent said they had an in-house security official to deal with the attack. Concerning preparation for an attack, 37 percent obtained training on content from their health IT vendor and 87 percent of respondents believed their practice was HIPAA compliant.
5. Concerning future technology adoption, 33 percent said they'd adopt telemedicine within a year, while 28 percent said they'd adopt patient-generated health data within the next year.