Chief Healthcare Executive March 14, 2024
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services wants to determine if there was a violation of federal privacy regulations. HHS noted the ‘direct threat’ to patient care.
Federal officials say they are opening an investigation into the Change Healthcare cyberattack, and it will include the firm’s parent company, UnitedHealth Group.
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services said Wednesday that its Office of Civil Rights will focus on whether Change Healthcare or UnitedHealth Group violated the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (the law known as HIPAA).
“Given the unprecedented magnitude of this cyberattack, and in the best interest of patients and health care providers, OCR is initiating an investigation into this incident,” the health department said in...
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