Radiology Business March 5, 2024
Marty Stempniak

Physicians are urging Health and Human Services to tap emergency funds to help practices survive a cyberattack that’s straining the profession.

Monday marked the 12th day providers have had to go without revenue due to disruptions at billing vendor Change Healthcare, the American Medical Association said March 4. This has placed an “enormous administrative burden” on medical groups, which have had to devise workarounds to submit claims, verify patient eligibility or obtain prior authorization.

“We are particularly concerned about small, safety net, rural and other less-resourced practices that often serve underserved patient communities,” AMA Chief Executive Officer James L. Madara, MD, wrote in a March 1 letter to the head of Health and Human Services. “We urge HHS to utilize...

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