Category: cybersecurity

Massachusetts hospitals are losing at least $24 million a day due to the Change Healthcare cyberattack, the state hospital association reported.

Many health system CIOs are still dealing with the fallout of the Change Healthcare cyberattack nearly three weeks after it led to disruptions across the industry, but some IT chiefs say the event could pave the way for changes.

UC San Diego Health says a phishing scheme has targeted its employees, compromising some patient data. 

Although Change Healthcare has made progress in restoring its technology, the American Hospital Association says it will take several weeks, if not months, before hospitals and other healthcare providers can fully recover from it. 

The American Medical Association said physician practices will face “significant financial disruptions” after Change Healthcare shared that certain key functionalities will not be tested or fixed until March 18.

Hackers claimed to have sold the data of Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago patients for $3.4 million following a recent cyberattack, the Record reported March 7.

Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente and Walnut Creek, Calif.-based John Muir Health are among the nationwide healthcare providers impacted by the Change Healthcare cyberattacks, the San Francisco Chronicle reported March 6.

The cyberattack on Change Healthcare that has caused disruptions across a wide swath of the industry has entered its third week. But why do these IT outages last so long?

Lawsuits have started rolling in against UnitedHealth Group’s Change Healthcare over the cyberattack that has crippled hospitals, physician practices and pharmacies around the country.

Renton, Wash.-based Providence has resumed normal operations after the Feb. 21 Change Healthcare cyberattack.