Medical orders resume after IT collapse

Boston Scientific finally restarted shipments after an August cyber outage choked orders. Splendid news for healthcare supply chains now buried under pending backlogs.

Source: Boston Scientific

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Severity: High Mood: Frustrating

Why do we even bother pretending IT outages are rare, especially when Boston Scientific had to halt manufacturing and distribution for weeks while healthcare supply chains absorbed the chaos. The August cyber incident thoroughly crippled medical product networks, leaving poor hospital deliveries stuck in limbo. Surviving this delightful mess apparently meant enduring complete operational downtime until teams could slowly resume normal shipping and process the immense mountain of backlogged orders.

#justanotherday #cyberoutage

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