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
In an update last night, $UNH says Change Healthcare pharmacy payments systems are now up an running, with "more than 99% of pre-incident claim volume" flowing. https://t.co/kt5VjEsa5c
Class action lawsuits pile up over UnitedHealth’s data breach. It is not known how large the litigation could become because it is not clear how much or what kind of information was compromised in the attack https://t.co/6yekTPGpsO https://t.co/UVa1Uli4ot
US to probe Change Healthcare's data protection standards as lawsuits mount https://t.co/eXrB0q77B4
In light of the ongoing Change Healthcare debacle, excellent piece by @slotkinjr @DavidVawdrey on how legislators and regulators can tighten healthcare infrastructure by using financial services and NTSB as a guide. The healthcare system needs to be hardened and there is a… https://t.co/0oZEd2hLNH
Health care is critical infrastructure. The Change Healthcare hack exposed the need for significant intervention. In our latest in @statnews, @DavidVawdrey and I propose the formation of a new regulatory framework. And we won’t need to reinvent the wheel. More: 🧵1/4 🔗-…
In light of the ongoing Change Healthcare debacle, excellent piece by @slotkinjr @DavidVawdrey on how legislators and regulators can tighten healthcare infrastructure by using financial services and NTSB as a guide. The system needs to hardened and there is a playbook. https://t.co/TSilutgOrb
Feds investigating whether hacked health care giant complied with law protecting patient data https://t.co/8ayxcHm7DQ
The cyberattack on Change Healthcare has exposed the urgent need to implement strong oversight of health care technology in the U.S. https://t.co/kYNtLaA74N
Plaintiffs' lawyers are seeking to consolidate six cases against UnitedHealth and said they expect more cases to be filed. The lawsuits claim that the company failed to protect the personal data of millions of people from a recent hack of Change Healthcare https://t.co/6yekTPGpsO https://t.co/8YS950zKWj
UnitedHealth unit Change Healthcare's pharmacy network back online https://t.co/0UjToAZK3T https://t.co/NW6rxP3Id6
Change Healthcare officials are continuing to restore and bring systems online following a nationwide cyberattack, which also affected Nevada health care facilities. The organization said electronic payments are expected to be back online on Friday. https://t.co/VNALxCHAim
NEW: I’m pushing UnitedHealth Group to take immediate action to help hospitals and doctors following the cyberattack on Change Healthcare. It is crucial that hospitals, especially rural ones, get the support they need as quickly as possible. https://t.co/9jDKtWKjOT
Class action lawsuits pile up over UnitedHealth data breach https://t.co/cayKWtRv1e https://t.co/emo76QWKKf
UnitedHealth Group has already been hit with at least six class action lawsuits accusing it of failing to protect millions of people's personal data from last month's hack of Change Healthcare, its payment processing unit, with more lawsuits likely to come https://t.co/6yekTPGpsO https://t.co/TXUTKXTbta
⚠️ CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS PILE UP OVER UNITEDHEALTH DATA BREACH Full Story → https://t.co/KXwhMNI5iC UnitedHealth Group has already been hit with at least six class action lawsuits accusing it of failing to protect millions of people's personal data from last month's hack of… https://t.co/eTIxeTYWFu
The recent cyberattack on United has left patients and providers reeling. We cannot allow our critical healthcare infrastructure to be crippled by another cyberattack. I joined on a letter calling for CISA & HHS to increase cyber defenses available to the health sector: https://t.co/xUcbnGRmyo
HHS: REMINDING ENTITIES THAT HAVE PARTNERED WITH CHANGE HEALTHCARE AND UHG OF THEIR REGULATORY OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
HHS: OCR’S INTEREST IN OTHER ENTITIES THAT HAVE PARTNERED WITH CHANGE HEALTHCARE AND UHG IS SECONDARY
HHS: OCR INVESTIGATION OF CHANGE HEALTHCARE AND UHG WILL ALSO FOCUS ON CHANGE HEALTHCARE’S AND UHG’S COMPLIANCE WITH THE HIPAA RULES
HHS: OCR INVESTIGATION OF CHANGE HEALTHCARE AND UHG WILL FOCUS ON WHETHER BREACH OF PROTECTED HEALTH INFORMATION OCCURRED
🛑 The hack disrupted electronic pharmacy refills and insurance transactions as the Change unit processes about 50% of medical claims in the United States. https://t.co/wgmq2M8bbm
Analysts estimate the Change Healthcare outage, now entering its fourth week, has seen hospitals and physician practices lose between $500-$1 B billion per day in revenues while the system remains down. $UNH shares have lost about $27 B in market cap since the cyber attack. https://t.co/lqsZ7fCw25
Doctors across the US are stretching to keep their practices afloat as a debilitating cyberattack on Change Healthcare continues to cause havoc weeks. More on how $UNH & the US are responding to the crisis, below. With the wonderful @jtozz + @ikeswetlitz: https://t.co/1jZZRCLQHi
Healthcare’s Ransomware Epidemic: Why Cyberattacks Hit the Medical Sector With Alarming Frequency #cybersecurity https://t.co/6V0JVonV7i
HCA, Tenet and UHS, the largest for-profit health systems, assured investors that the Change Healthcare cyberattack is a “transitory” event that’s unlikely to significantly impact their businesses. https://t.co/4Gi85C7In9
A February 21 hack of Change Healthcare has seized the US health care system for over three weeks, halting billions in payments; Change processes $2T per year (Bloomberg) https://t.co/kc9HdMb3WS 📫 Subscribe: https://t.co/OyWeKSRpIM https://t.co/5OWMok1Dw6