Chief Healthcare Executive January 3, 2025
Analysts said the Change Healthcare breach is the worst cyberattack the industry has ever seen, but other attacks affected millions of Americans.
The Change Healthcare cyberattack caused unprecedented disruptions for hospitals and providers, experts say.
Analysts call it the worst cyberattack ever seen in the healthcare industry. UnitedHealth Group, the parent company of Change Healthcare, gained national attention and scrutiny from lawmakers and industry leaders.
Still, other cyberattacks and data breaches affected tens of millions of Americans over the past year.
Organizations suffering breaches of private health information that affect more than 500 people are required to report those incidents to the federal government. The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services database includes 576 data breaches affecting at least...