London: Hospital Operator ascension informed of obstructions For this clinical operations Further advisories were issued due to a suspected cyber security incident on Wednesday business partners To temporarily disconnect from your system.

earlier this year, unitedhealthAmerica’s largest health insurance company had given a report cyber attack One of the worst hacks to hit US healthcare – into its technology unit – led to widespread disruption in payments to doctors and healthcare facilities.

“Out of an abundance of caution, we are recommending that business partners temporarily suspend connections to the Ascension environment,” the healthcare network said in a statement.

It said it continues to investigate the situation after detecting unusual activity on its Select Technology Network systems. Ascension said access to some systems had been disrupted as the process of assessing the impact and duration of the disruptions continued.

It had initiated procedures to ensure patient care delivery It remains safe and has minimal impact, the nonprofit said.

Ascension also said it has engaged third-party expert Mandiant to assist in the investigation and remediation process and has notified the appropriate authorities.

Founded in 1999 as a Catholic nonprofit, the network consists of approximately 134,000 associates, 35,000 affiliated providers and 140 hospitals, serving 19 states and the District of Columbia.

(Reporting by Pratik Jain in Bengaluru; Editing by Pooja Desai)