Category: cybersecurity

AHA seeks guidance on reporting breaches linked to Change cyberattack

The American Hospital Association sent a letter to the HHS urging them to clarify whether hospitals and health systems should be providing breach notification to patients if protected health information is compromised due to the Feb. 21 cyberattack on …

How UnitedHealth's CEO personally supported a physician following cyberattack

As providers nationwide continue to face financial disruptions stemming from the Change Healthcare cyberattack in February, a Florida physician has shared how UnitedHealth Group’s CEO, Andrew Witty, is personally stepping in to address cash flow challe…

Change Healthcare restores Amazon cloud services after cyberattack

Change Healthcare said it has reinstated Amazon cloud services for two of its platforms a month into a cyberattack against the company.

Vendor ransomware attack exposes patient data at Tennessee hospital

Memphis, Tenn.-based Regional One Health’s obstetrics and gynecology patients’ information may have been compromised due to a ransomware attack on a technology vendor KMJ Health Solutions.

Is healthcare prepared for cyberattacks?

Are hospitals and health systems truly prepared for cybersecurity attacks?

Unknown actor targets West Virginia hospital

Weirton (W.Va.) Medical Center has learned that an unknown actor has gained access to its systems. 

Change hack raises bigger questions for healthcare security

The Feb. 21 cyberattack on Change Healthcare is raising questions about how prepared healthcare is when it comes to cybersecurity, Politico reported March 18. 

Change attack update: UnitedHealth launching medical claims solution 

UnitedHealth Group has advanced more than $2 billion to providers and is launching a medical claims preparation software beginning March 18 following the cyberattack on its Change Healthcare subsidiary in late February. 

The Change Healthcare cyberattack: A timeline

The most significant and consequential cyberattack in American history began Feb. 21 against UnitedHealth Group’s Change Healthcare, crippling financial operations for hospitals, insurers, pharmacies and medical groups nationwide.

Lurie Children's works to restore MyChart post-hack

Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago is in the process of bringing its MyChart system back online after it was taken offline Jan. 31 in the wake of a cyberattack.