American Hospital Association March 13, 2024
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights is initiating an investigation into the Change Healthcare cyberattack, the agency announced March 13in a “Dear Colleague” letter.
“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 letter states. “OCR’s investigation of Change Healthcare and UHG will focus on whether a breach of protected health information occurred and Change Healthcare’s and UHG’s compliance with the HIPAA...