The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issues a letter urging healthcare leaders to address the fallout of a cyberattack on Change Healthcare, emphasizing transparency and financial support from UnitedHealth Group (UHG) and…
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UnitedHealth Group hopes to restore Change Healthcare’s electronic payments systems by March 15 and its medical claims platform the week of March 18. The company says that e-prescribing and pharmacy claims and payments…
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As it begins to recover from the Change Healthcare cyberattack, UnitedHealth Group said this week that it is enabling its Rx Connect, Rx Edit and Rx Assist services for customers who have configured direct…
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Cybersecurity analysts surmise from underground forum chatter and evidence of a Bitcoin deposit that Change Healthcare may have paid a $24 million ransom to the BlackCat ransomware group on March 1.
They also…
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Change Healthcare executives hint that the company’s ransomware-crippled data exchange systems could remain down for weeks, as the financial and operational impact on provides ripples throughout the industry.
Parent company UnitedHealth Group has…
Lots of folks around the virtual water cooler are talking about the ransomware attack that has brought Change Healthcare to its knees. In addition to negatively impacting financial transaction, the trickledown effects are preventing…
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The MedCity Moves Podcast is back with another episode. During this month’s edition, Senior Reporter Katie Adams explores some of the executive appointments, promotions and exits occurring in the healthcare world over the past…
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Pharmacy chains across the country are facing disruptions due to a cyberattack on Change Healthcare, a Nashville-based company that processes patient payments for healthcare organizations.
Change Healthcare is owned by Optum, a subsidiary of insurance…
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Change Healthcare disconnects its systems after detecting a cybersecurity issue early Wednesday that has since compromised the ability of military and retail pharmacies nationwide to process prescription payments through insurance. Athenahealth customers are…
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Humana shares dropped 16% on Thursday as the health insurer issued full-year earnings guidance that was half of Wall Street’s expectations.
The company, which primarily sells Medicare Advantage insurance, said that its medical expenses…
