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UnitedHealth Group’s HHS OCR breach notice filing indicates that the information of 100 million Americans was exposed in Change Healthcare’s February 2024 ransomware attach.
The company had previously said only that the cyberattack…
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A US Senate subcommittee report finds that UnitedHealthcare, Humana, and CVS disproportionately denied prior authorization PA requests for post-acute care in their Medicare Advantage patients, often by using AI-driven tools.
UnitedHealth’s denial rate…
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Kevin Kirkwood, CISO at Exabeam
Almost weekly, we see headlines about cyber incidents disrupting patient care, compromising patient privacy, or both. The growing interconnectedness of the healthcare ecosystem, combined with heavy reliance on third-party providers,…
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Oren Koren, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of Veriti
Billions in payments disrupted. Patient care stalled. Personal data of one in three Americans exposed. The February ransomware attack on Change Healthcare, a UnitedHealth subsidiary, didn’t…
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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…
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…
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights updated its Change Healthcare cybersecurity incident frequently asked questions page on Friday to address questions the agency has received asking which entities…
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The chief executive officer of UnitedHealth Group appeared in front of two Congressional Committees on Wednesday forced to answer uncomfortable questions on how it handled what is being described as the worst malicious ransomware…
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