Is your hospital ready for a prolonged IT outage? Joint Commission, AHA’s new resiliency program will let you know

Fierce Healthcare – Tuesday, May 12, 2026
By Dave Muoio

Technology system recovery is understandably a focal point for hospitals and health systems facing a “digital darkness” event, but a new voluntary, free-to-start resiliency program is encouraging healthcare organizations to remember the practical side of sustaining patient care.

The Cyber Resilience Readiness program, unveiled last week by the Joint Commission and the American Hospital Association, is a recognition that the average clinical outage lasts for 28 days and brings substantial safety challenges many organizations may not be ready to shoulder, the former group’s William Walders, EVP and chief digital and information officer, explained to Fierce Healthcare.

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