KevinMD April 19, 2024
In a recent cybersecurity breach, Change Healthcare, one of the largest health care technology companies in the United States, fell victim to a sophisticated cyber-attack. This incident has sent shockwaves through the health care industry, significantly impacting revenue cycles for numerous health care providers who rely on Change Healthcare’s services for billing, claims processing, and health care operations. The breach has exposed vulnerabilities in traditional health are payment systems and underscored the importance of securing patient data and financial transactions. Now, facilities already burdened by the high costs of health care delivery are suffering even more financial stress. In the aftermath, there has been a scramble to mitigate the impact, assess the extent of the data compromised, and implement stricter...