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45,000 providers just discovered their EHR was breached.
And we still don’t know if millions of patient records were stolen.
CareCloud’s March 16 breach is a wake-up call that should terrify every healthcare executive. Hackers had access to one of their six EHR environments for over 8 hours, potentially exposing:
• Social Security numbers
• Insurance details
• Complete medical records
• Dates of birth
• Treatment histories
Here’s what makes this especially alarming:
CareCloud powers clinics, physician practices, and hospitals nationwide. The company contained the breach the same day, but here we are in late April and they still can’t confirm whether data was actually stolen.
This isn’t an isolated incident. We’ve had 4 major healthcare breaches just since mid-March:
→ CareCloud (March 16)
→ Hong Kong Hospital Authority (April 3, 56,000 patients)
→ Signature Healthcare ransomware (April 9)
→ ACN Healthcare ransomware (April 10)
The pattern is clear: EHRs are sitting ducks.
💡 The real question isn’t IF your system will be targeted, it’s WHEN.
Healthcare remains cyber criminals’ favorite target for a reason. Average breach costs hit $10.9 million in 2024, and 67% of healthcare organizations faced ransomware attacks.
Yet most systems still run on:
• Unpatched software
• Weak third-party vendor controls
• Minimal employee security training
• Legacy infrastructure from the 2000s
Every day we delay modernizing our security posture is another day we gamble with patient trust.
Think about it: Would you trust a bank that couldn’t tell you if your money was stolen 6 weeks after a breach?
Then why do we expect patients to trust us with something far more personal, their health data?
The CareCloud incident should be our industry’s turning point. Not another “lessons learned” memo that gets filed away.
Real action. Real investment. Real urgency.
Because the next breach could shut down your operations entirely. Just ask the hospitals that had to pause services after recent ransomware attacks.
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Jonathan Govette is a seasoned healthcare and technology executive with more than two decades of experience building, scaling, and advising digital health companies. He is the Co-Founder and CEO of Oatmeal Health, an AI-driven Lung Cancer Screening and Diagnostics company focused on expanding access to early detection for underrepresented populations, particularly patients served by Federally Qualified Health Centers and value-based health plans.
With a background in engineering, product development, and strategic partnerships, Jonathan has founded and led multiple health technology ventures across clinical care delivery, regulated medical software, and AI-enabled diagnostics. His work sits at the intersection of medicine, technology, and health equity, with a consistent focus on translating complex clinical problems into scalable, real-world solutions.
Jonathan has spent much of his professional life dedicated to improving outcomes for marginalized and underserved communities. He has designed and implemented frameworks that align clinical quality, reimbursement, and technology to sustainably advance health equity at scale. This mission is deeply personal and informs his leadership philosophy and long-term vision for healthcare transformation.
In addition to his operating experience, Jonathan is an author and long-time writer in the healthcare domain, with over 20 years of published work covering digital health, medical innovation, and healthcare systems. He is a frequent mentor to early-stage founders and regularly advises startups on product strategy, partnerships, and go-to-market execution in regulated healthcare environments.
Before entering industry full-time, Jonathan nearly pursued a career in medicine with an early path toward cardiothoracic surgery, an experience that continues to shape his clinical perspective and respect for frontline care delivery.
CEO | Oatmeal Health | AI Lung Cancer Startup | Engineer | Writer | Almost Became a Doctor (Cardiac Thoracic Surgeon) | 3x Health Tech Founder | Startup Mentor | Follow to share what I’ve learned along the way.
