--- title: Five To Save | How The Supply Chain Is Putting Patients At Risk description: See how groups are learning to hack medical devices so they can stop anybody else from doing it. image: https://www.z5inventory.com/hubfs/FTS%20-%20records%20at%20risk.jpg --- [Skip to content](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/five-to-save-how-the-supply-chain-is-putting-patients-at-risk#main-content) [![Group 1211](https://www.z5inventory.com/hubfs/Group%201211.png)](https://www.z5inventory.com) - [Solutions](https://www.z5inventory.com/solutions) - [Z5 Count](https://www.z5inventory.com/solutions-2021-0-1) - [Z5 Fixed Asset](https://www.z5inventory.com/solution/fixedassetcount) - [Z5 Analytics](https://www.z5inventory.com/solutions-2021-0) - [Z5 Optimization](https://www.z5inventory.com/solutions-2021-0-0) - [Who We Serve](https://www.z5inventory.com/solutions-2022) - Company - [About Us](https://www.z5inventory.com/contact-2021) - [Contact Us](https://www.z5inventory.com/contact) - [Careers](https://www.z5inventory.com/careers) - [Blog](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog) - [Login](https://prod.z5development.com/) # Five To Save | How The Supply Chain Is Putting Patients At Risk [Alex Diamond](https://www.z5inventory.com/blog/author/alex-diamond) 8/19/2019 ![The Z5 Piggy Bank teeters on the edge, because healthcare's supply chain is unsafe.](https://www.z5inventory.com/hs-fs/hubfs/FTS%20-%20records%20at%20risk.jpg?width=1200&name=FTS%20-%20records%20at%20risk.jpg) Faster and cheaper stops being better when patient outcomes get worse. And, as far down as it is in the priorities of healthcare professionals, a patient's personal information being stolen is a bad outcome.  This isn't a What If story. We didn't have to look, and we found a story about a [Washington hospital that refused a ransom demand](https://www.modernhealthcare.com/cybersecurity/washington-hospital-refuses-pay-1-million-ransomware-demand) this week. So what are you going to do about it?  This week's five articles might help you decide. 1. Still don't believe this is a problem? How about this hospital mockup where [medical devices were hacked... on purpose](https://www.wired.com/story/defcon-medical-device-village-hacking-hospital/)? 2. Here's as practical a guide of [steps you can take to shore up your cybersecurity](https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/how-find-and-keep-top-cybersecurity-professionals) as we've found.  3. One of the simplest steps is to [hire a CIO](https://www.modernhealthcare.com/people/commonspirit-names-its-first-chief-information-and-digital-officer), like our friends at CommonSpirit just did. 4. But if you're anything like any hospital out there, [your IT staff is under-supported and overwhelmed](https://hitinfrastructure.com/news/organizations-falling-short-on-healthcare-application-security).  5. If you're having trouble convincing others (or yourself) to start making these improvements, get into [a mindset that encourages disequilibrium](https://www.ideo.com/journal/the-best-business-breakthroughs-come-from-moments-of-doubt).    We've got these tips and one more on tap every Five To Save email that we send out. Sign up. We promise not to give you any e-worms or cyber viruses.  And here's one for free: if you use Windows systems anywhere (and you know you do), [they need to be updated](https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2019/08/13/microsoft-windows-10-upgrade-new-bluekeep-critical-warning-upgrade-windows/#333778317e1b) to avoid an extremely serious vulnerability. Like, yesterday.  After you've done that, PLEASE comment below, [email us](mailto:info@z5health.com?Subject=Five%20To%20Save), etc. Tell us what you liked. What was helpful. 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