• HHS offers resource guide to providers impacted by Change Healthcare cyberattack

    March 27, 2024 - Healthcare providers nationwide are continuing to face financial and operational challenges in the aftermath of the Change Healthcare cyberattack, which began more than one month ago. In Massachusetts, hospitals were losing upwards of $24 million per day as of late March, the Massachusetts Hospital Association reported. The American Hospital...

  • New cyber legislation would provide advance payments to providers facing hacks

    March 25, 2024 - Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) has introduced the Health Care Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2024, which would allow for advance and accelerated payments to providers in the event of a cybersecurity incident, so long as they meet minimum cybersecurity standards. The new legislation arrives as the sector continues to rebuild in the wake of the Change...

  • Change Healthcare cyberattack fallout continues

    March 19, 2024 - UPDATE 3/19/2024 - This article has been updated to reflect new information about the Change Healthcare cyberattack. Change Healthcare will start releasing medical claims preparation software in an effort to resume services impacted by the recent cyberattack. The software will be available within the next couple of days to thousands of...

  • Healthcare hit hardest by ransomware last year, FBI IC3 report shows

    March 12, 2024 - The healthcare sector suffered more ransomware attacks than any other critical infrastructure sector last year, according to complaint data examined in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s 2023 Internet Crime Report. Every year, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) receives thousands of complaints and compiles them into an...


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HHS offers resource guide to providers impacted by Change Healthcare cyberattack

Healthcare providers nationwide are continuing to face financial and operational challenges in the aftermath of the Change Healthcare cyberattack, which began more than one month ago. In...

HC3 alerts shed light on two popular healthcare cyberattack tactics

The HHS Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) released two sector alerts recently, each highlighting a different cyber threat tactic that bad actors may use to facilitate healthcare...

New cyber legislation would provide advance payments to providers facing hacks

Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) has introduced the Health Care Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2024, which would allow for advance and accelerated payments to providers in the event of a cybersecurity...

OCR updates HIPAA guidance on online tracking technologies

OCR recently released updated HIPAA guidance for covered entities and business associates who use online tracking technologies that exchange protected health information (PHI). The guidance addresses...

Change Healthcare cyberattack affecting hospital finances, care access

The majority of hospitals say the Change Healthcare cyberattack is negatively affecting their finances and hindering patient care access, according to a survey from the American Hospital Association...

Change Healthcare cyberattack fallout continues

UPDATE 3/19/2024 - This article has been updated to reflect new information about the Change Healthcare cyberattack. Change Healthcare will start releasing medical claims preparation software in...

MA hospitals losing $24M per day following Change Healthcare cyberattack

The Change Healthcare cyberattack is costing Massachusetts hospitals at least $24 million per day, according to the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association (MHA). After Change...

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