Major NZ health breach: Patients marked as deceased, names changed to Charlie Kirk | Stuff.co.nz

Staff at an aged care facility “started panicking” after a major hack of a medication platform left them uncertain about which drugs to give to patients.⁠ ⁠ The hack of MediMap has led to some alive patients being marked as deceased, and others labelled as “Charlie Kirk,” the conservative activist who was shot dead in the US last year.⁠ ⁠ The digital medication management platform, which is widely used across New Zealand, remains offline after some records were found to have been “incorrectly modified”.⁠ ⁠ Used by the aged care, disability, hospice, and community health sectors, MediMap is a real-time electronic charting system that allows staff to manage patient medication.⁠ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stuff NZ is New Zealand’s essential news source — bringing you live, lively and trustworthy journalism from every corner of Aotearoa. Stay informed with breaking news, in-depth stories, and the latest updates that matter to Kiwis. We upload daily, keeping you connected with the people, places and issues shaping New Zealand today. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Social media channels: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nzstuff Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nzstuff