Kansas City area health systems impacted by Microsoft outage [Video]

The same global Microsoft outage that impacted banks and airlines is being felt downstream in other aspects of technology: Several Kansas City-area health systems, businesses and more say they have been impacted. Aaron Weissenfluh, COO of Tenfold Security, says what happened with the Crowdstrike outage is a great learning opportunity for everyone running computer networks. “Outages are always some sort of wake up,” he said. “This will be a good one. From these crisis events you have great change. I love the fact that all of us now have a priority on fixing processes, or at least testing.”BJC/Saint Luke’s Health System:An official with Saint Luke’s said the system is experiencing technical issues related to the outage; however, patient safety and care remain a priority. No appointments or procedures have been canceled. Officials say anyone scheduled with a provider on Friday, July 19, should arrive at their normally scheduled appointment time. …