Becker's Healthcare March 1, 2024
From Change Healthcare confirming it was hacked by a ransomware gang to Allina Health announcing it will transition 2,000 IT and revenue cycle employees to Optum, here are 10 RCM headlines Becker’s reported in February.
1. Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare completed or announced three deals to sell nine of its hospitals. All three deals include agreements with Tenet’s Conifer Health Solutions subsidiary to provide revenue cycle management services.
2. Optum’s Change Healthcare confirmed Feb. 29 that it was hacked by a ransomware gang after the group claimed to have stolen massive amounts of data. Many of Change Healthcare’s applications, which span revenue cycle management to prescription processing, have been down since Feb. 21, disrupting operations at hospitals, physician practices and...