HealthExec May 3, 2024
Chad Van Alstin

The American Medical Association (AMA) has sounded the alarm about the ongoing damage from the February Change Healthcare hack, which the group said continues to rattle providers through lost revenue, leaving many small practices struggling to make payroll.

In a statement submitted to the Senate Finance Committee, the AMA said it is “particularly concerned about the impact of the outage on small and independent physician practices that live financially on the margins and do not have the resources to weather a storm such as this.”

“Although the hackers are ultimately to blame for this breach, the AMA has been disappointed by the response of many of the most resourced players in the healthcare system to meet the moment thus...

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