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A cyberattack on Change Healthcare has disrupted the US health care system for over three weeks, causing billions in halted payments. Major for-profit health systems like HCA, Tenet, and UHS expect minimal impact. Hospitals and practices are losing billions daily, with UnitedHealth shares down $27 billion. The hack affected electronic pharmacy refills and insurance transactions, as Change processes 50% of US medical claims. The HHS is investigating potential breaches of protected health information and HIPAA compliance. UnitedHealth faces class action lawsuits over data breach, with ongoing efforts to restore systems and support affected entities.
"A patient comes into a pharmacy and this system is down, they don't know whether their claim is going to get covered, the provider doesn't know whether or not they're going to get paid," says @ScottGottliebMD on the latest health care system hack. "You have the system in limbo." https://t.co/kliQAmA38A
The ransomware attack last month on Change Healthcare, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, has turned into a national crisis. A Russian-speaking ransomware group known as Blackcat alleges it stole data including "sensitive" medical records. https://t.co/8IxLVNLSuL https://t.co/YzUobXdeyz
After ransomware crooks hit IT provider Change Healthcare this year, pharmacies across America have struggled to process life-saving prescriptions with insurance cover among other setbacks Now the US govt is probing Change's security https://t.co/ZJxFzIyTRD