Creating new opportunities for patients in their day-to-day lives can help improve health outcomes, says Brian Pieninck, president and chief executive officer of CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of the Mid-Atlantic.To address the “inextricable link” between…
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Mike Harris, Sr. Manager of Business Development for ELATEC Inc.
In February 2024, the Change Healthcare ransomware attack shut down healthcare billing and authorization systems for providers across the nation, substantially impacting business systems, finances…
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The following is a guest article by Ron Zayas, Founder and CEO at Ironwall360, an Incogni company
Stemming access to private employee info can close cracks in the network
The recent data breach that took down…
It’s been six months since Change Healthcare suffered its cyberattack, which many regard as the most consequential cybersecurity event in the U.S. healthcare system’s history.
The effects of the catastrophe are still being felt —…
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This week brings some positives for hospitals and health systems in the southeast United States that are dependent on blood supplies with critical network systems back online after the August 1 ransomware attack shut the…
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The rising number of ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations has become impossible to ignore. In fact, ransomware attacks targeting healthcare providers worldwide nearly doubled last year, according to the Cyber Intelligence Integration Center (CTIIC)….
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This July, KLAS hosted its seventh Arch Collaborative Learning Summit, an annual event designed for members to collaborate on current problems in the EHR. Over 350 healthcare leaders gathered to share ideas and solutions…
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Lizz Fuller, Director of Implementation at MDaudit In the aftermath of the cyber-attack on Change Healthcare by the BlackCat ransomware group, a renewed interest has emerged in protecting operations and ensuring contingencies are in place….
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The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) and dozens of providers have filed a class action lawsuit against UnitedHealth Group (UHG) for losses from the Change Healthcare cyberattack that happened earlier this year. The plaintiffs…
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UnitedHealth Group raises its estimate of the full-year company financial impact of the Change Healthcare cyberattack from $1.6 billion to $2.3 billion.
UnitedHealth Group closed its $8 billion purchase of Change Healthcare in…
