Chief Healthcare Executive April 27, 2024
Ron Southwick

The head of the Department of Veterans Affairs said this week that notifications were sent out to veterans and families. The VA says there’s no reports of patient harm.

The Department of Veterans Affairs says 15 million veterans may have been affected by the Change Healthcare cyberattack.

VA Secretary Denis McDonough said notices were sent to 15 million veterans. He discussed the cyberattack Thursday during his monthly press conference, Stars & Stripes reported.

McDonough said “there’s no confirmation yet that veteran data was leaked because of this incident.” But he also noted that Change Healthcare said this week that many Americans may have been affected.

“If we do learn that Veterans’ personal information has been compromised, we’ll move quickly to...

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