ICD10monitor March 13, 2024
By now, you may have heard of or read something about the brutal cyberattack that hit UnitedHealth Group (UHG) subsidiary Change Healthcare. The scope of the breach was massive, and is said to have affected, or outright disrupted, every major facet of the healthcare industry.
So, what happened? What was the government asked to do to help? What does the fallout look like? And what actions has the government actually taken? Here is the Cliffs Notes version.
Change Healthcare, which connects hospitals and pharmacies with insurers, has had most of its systems offline since a Feb. 21 data breach, impeding claims and prescription processing nationwide. UHG has stated that systems will remain down until a later date in March.
According...