March 18, 2024 - UPDATE 3/18/2024 - This article has been updated to reflect new information about the Change Healthcare cyberattack.
CMS recently issued guidance for states to make interim Medicaid payments to providers hit by the Change Healthcare cyberattack.
The federal agency announced the flexibilities on March 15th, which will allow states to start...
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...
March 6, 2024 - Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago has restored its Epic EHR platform and other key systems following a cyberattack that began on January 31st, the hospital stated. MyChart remains unavailable as the hospital works to reactivate the remaining systems.
“As an academic medical center, our systems are highly complex and, as a result, the...
March 5, 2024 - HHS released a statement regarding the Change Healthcare cyberattack and shed light on immediate steps that CMS is taking to assist providers during this time. The announcement follows multiple requests from industry groups urging HHS to offer guidance and enforcement discretion to healthcare organizations as the Change Healthcare cyberattack...