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– UnitedHealth Group, the parent company of the Optum health services division, announced the closure of its Optum Virtual Care business, Endpoints News first reports. Optum Virtual Care offered 24/7 access…
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Shares of UnitedHealth rise on the news that the company beat Q1 revenue expectations in spite of costs incurred by the Change Healthcare cyberattack. The company expects to lose up to $1.6 billion…
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Six weeks have passed since Change Healthcare discovered it was hit by a cyberattack.
The Nashville-based company, part of UnitedHealth Group’s Optum division, is the nation’s largest claims and prescription processor, managing 15 billion transactions…
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Telemental health company Brightside Health announced it raised $33 million dollars in Series C funding powered by healthcare-focused venture capital firm S32. Kennedy Lewis, Time BioVentures, and 23andMe founder Anne Wojcicki participated in the round….
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An Optum dashboard shows that 115 of the 137 Change Healthcare applications remain down 37 days after the company was hit by a cyberattack.
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It’s been more than two weeks since Change Healthcare discovered it was hit by a cyberattack.
The aftermath remains messy — patients across the country continue to struggle to obtain their prescriptions, as many of…
Fallout from last month’s Change Healthcare cyberattack and its impact on healthcare delivery nationwide continued this week, with providers waiting with bated breath to find out when the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services would…
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Pharmacy chains across the country are facing disruptions due to a cyberattack on Change Healthcare, a Nashville-based company that processes patient payments for healthcare organizations.
Change Healthcare is owned by Optum, a subsidiary of insurance…
Ambience Healthcare, the most comprehensive AI operating system for healthcare organizations, has announced a $70M Series B raise co-led by Kleiner Perkins and OpenAI Startup Fund. The raise also includes existing investors Andreessen Horowitz and Optum Ventures.
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Change Healthcare disconnects its systems after detecting a cybersecurity issue early Wednesday that has since compromised the ability of military and retail pharmacies nationwide to process prescription payments through insurance. Athenahealth customers are…
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