Beaumont shuts down vulnerability of schedules that allow people to ‘cut in line’ for vaccinations

The Beaumont Health System IT team on Saturday detected and discontinued unusual activities related to online COVID-19 vaccination schedules, the hospital announced Sunday.

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The unusual activity took place on Beaumont’s electronic medical record system. The Beaumont team determined that a user was taking advantage of the vulnerability of Epic scheduling tools and shared an unauthorized scheduling route in public, which allowed 2,700 people to ‘cut in line’ and register for an unauthorized vaccination for vaccination.

Beaumont cancels all appointments that used the unauthorized route.

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Beaumont notified the National Epic Corporate Office so it could communicate with other health systems to prevent it from occurring elsewhere.

Beaumont said no one’s personal data or any hospital records were compromised. The road simply allowed users to schedule an unauthorized appointment that bypassed current mandates in Michigan.

“These appointments violate the ethical distribution framework created by Beaumont, based on the mandatory vaccination guidelines of the State of Michigan. We regret that 2,700 people in our community have been the victims of this unfortunate incident, ”said Beaumont Health’s senior vice president and chief information officer, Hans Keil. “We are still committed to vaccinating as many people as possible who meet the guidelines of the state. We also notify the Michigan Hospital Association and other health care systems in Michigan. ”

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