Have VistA systems in the VA been successfully cyberattacked?

[George Timson]

The context of my question is a new, lengthy article, https://www.businessinsider.com/oracle-cerner-health-larry-ellison-28-billion-deadly-gamble-veterans-2024-5 which tells the story of the Cerner replacement from the viewpoint of Mister Database himself, Larry Ellison.  The subtitle: "Larry Ellison bet $28 billion he could revolutionize healthcare. So why are so many patients dying?"  Pretty tough stuff.

Perhaps it's just as well that our VistA systems are barely mentioned in the article:

"...While VistA, the bespoke EHR that Cerner had replaced, was outdated and vulnerable to cyberattacks, it was generally reliable and user-friendly...."

But I want to know about this "vulnerable to cyberattacks" business.  My body (like yours) is "vulnerable to disease", but this morning I feel pretty well, thanks.  Has VistA's "vulnerability" actually resulted in problems at the VA?

--George Timson

[iq100]

The original 'vulnerable to disease" created by MUMPS and Fileman, was the "Disease of Loss of Centralized Power, Control, and Money".  Fileman allowed a non-programmer to create a user group computer interactions at the most local level: the USER GROUP, who best knOW their local departmental changingg problems, and could incrementally build computer screens and interactions, that solved their problem.  Empowering a user group to change user screens and interactions, as new insights and needs arose! A potentially fatal disease of DEATH to centralized, highly paid, IT heads and their departments. Now spanning multiple VA facilities. Non-programmers are no fools.  They know what systems "butter their bread" their personal economic needs.  Butter to a high paid administrator often is not butter to the patient.

https://www.va.gov/budget/docs/summary/fy2024-va-budget-in-brief.pdf

[mikeginsburg (null)]

And how is VistA “outdated”?

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On May 21, 2024, at 11:34 AM, George Timson <gti...@post.harvard.edu> wrote:



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[K.S. Bhaskar]

It's easy to generate FUD.

Regards

– Bhaskar

On Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 11:34:14 AM UTC-4 George Timson wrote:

[David Whitten]

Cat Fud ? (See attached)

Just a bit of humor on a Sunday afternoon. 

Dave Whitten

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