HHS Office for Civil Rights Opens Investigation into Change Healthcare Cyberattack
Published: 03/14/2024
Sources:
- Department of Health and Human Services,
- Office of Inspector General
Relevant To:
- All Healthcare Organizations
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a “Dear Colleague” letter addressing the cybersecurity incident impacting Change Healthcare, a unit of UnitedHealthcare Group (UHG), and many other health care entities.
The cyberattack has disrupted health care and billing information operations nationwide and poses a direct threat to critically needed patient care and essential operations of the health care industry.
According to the letter, because of…
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