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The agency says it is contacting people affected through "personalized letters" that include specifics of "impacted personal data."

OneBlood has returned to normal course of business for distribution of blood products to hospitals following last month's ransomware attack.

Several days after the blood center reported it was involved in a ransomware attack, OneBlood’s digital system is pumping blood to Florida hospitals once again.

Health care centers and medical record-holders are targets for ransomware gangs. But why?

The agency confirms a ransomware attack occurred with the Vital Statistics System, which is used to process birth and death certificates ─ and holds patient information.

Change Healthcare says it has reviewed more than 90% of impacted files and has seen no signs that doctors’ charts or full medical histories were taken in the February ransomware attack.

The program, which began in March after the ramsomware attack on Change Healthcare, will close July 12. Providers are now successfully billing Medicare, the agency said.

The computer records at the chain's eight Florida affiliates were restored two weeks ago. Additional systems compromised are still being worked on, and the investigation into the hack is ongoing.

Primary technology is again available for Ascension's Sacred Heart and St. Vincent's providers, nearly a month after a ransomware attack forced the St. Louis-based health system to shut down its network.

While Ascension facilities remain open in Florida and elsewhere in the national chain, staff have to use manual processes they left behind some 20 years ago while the IT system remains down.