Cyberattacks on Canadian health information systems

Vinyas Harish1, Alun Ackery2, Kiran Grant2

  • 1Temerty Faculty of Medicine (Harish), University of Toronto; Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation (Harish), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto; Department of Emergency Medicine (Ackery, Mehta), St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Department of Emergency Medicine (Grant), Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC; Department of General Internal Medicine (Jamieson), St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto; Institute for Health System Solutions and Virtual Care (Jamieson), Women's College Hospital; Department of Emergency Medicine (Mehta), North York General Hospital, Toronto, Ont. v.harish@mail.utoronto.ca.

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