Hospital & Healthcare Management March 24, 2024
It is well to be noted that the February 2024 cybercriminal attack on Change Healthcare, the medical billing processor, did not flatten power grids or poison water supplies, however by forcing the $13 billion company to go offline, it critically severed one of the very few links that connect healthcare providers to insurance firms and thereby triggered a cash crunch within hospitals, health clinics, and pharmacies across the US.
Apparently, U.S. officials, lawmakers, and health executives are focused as of now on making sure that healthcare providers are in no way forced to close, miss a payroll, or even, for that matter, deny patients access when it comes to medical care. UnitedHealth Group, which happens to be the owner of...