UMMC computer systems down after cyberattack

The University of Mississippi Medical Center is closing all its statewide clinics and canceling many appointments Thursday after a cybersecurity attack shut down all its computer systems.The state’s only academic medical center said in a Facebook post that many of its IT systems are down after the attack. That includes the electronic medical record system, which stores individual patient medical history, billing, test results, appointment booking and chart documentation. Imaging appo