Chief Healthcare Executive March 6, 2024
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services outlines steps to help providers. The American Hospital Association and others called for more action.
After hospitals, medical groups and physicians have pleaded for assistance, the federal government is responding to the Change Healthcare cyberattack.
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services outlined steps to help healthcare organizations Tuesday, including measures to expedite getting claims processed so providers can get paid. Hospitals and other providers have said they’ve been losing a great deal of money since Change’s systems went down two weeks ago, and their ability to provide patient care is being hampered as well.
Some providers had been critical of the government’s response to the cyberattack and welcomed the first...