Switching to paper documents is the smallest thing that a devastating attack has brought.
Last week, a cyberattack on UnitedHealth Group disrupted drug and insurance sales at pharmacies across the United States, causing significant difficulties for healthcare workers. Experts warn that the incident can lead to significant financial losses.
Maryland-based psychotherapist Raea Disney is concerned that she may give up her personal account if billing disruptions continue. Disney said that it has started billing manually and hopes that patients will pay it (doctors ' services are paid for under an insurance policy).
Because of the incident, medical institutions faced an increased burden on doctors and pharmacies – now they have to look for alternative ways to apply for insurance.
The attack targeted Change Healthcare, a subsidiary of healthcare giant UnitedHealth that processes insurance prescriptions for thousands of pharmacies across the country. Cybersecurity company Health First Advisory noted that some medical institutions lose more than $100 million a day due to the failure.
Health insurance company Elevation Health has stopped network connections to Change Healthcare for security reasons, but assures that access to medical care and medicines for customers remains unchanged.
In response to the incident, Change Healthcare announced that it is working on alternative ways to apply to minimize the impact of the attack on doctors and patients. Despite this, many health professionals still face difficulties in adapting to the new situation.
The American Hospital Association reports ongoing problems with the processing of insurance claims among its customers, highlighting the scale and severity of the attack on the entire US healthcare system.
The FBI and the Department of Health are concerned about the situation. Preliminary results of the investigation indicate the involvement of hackers who use the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware program, which operates on the RaaS (Ransomware-as-a-Service) model.
Recall that a cyber attack on a unit of UnitedHealth Group Inc. led to a failure of the system used to transfer data between medical institutions and insurance companies. As a result, drug sales were disrupted in some pharmacies.
Last week, a cyberattack on UnitedHealth Group disrupted drug and insurance sales at pharmacies across the United States, causing significant difficulties for healthcare workers. Experts warn that the incident can lead to significant financial losses.
Maryland-based psychotherapist Raea Disney is concerned that she may give up her personal account if billing disruptions continue. Disney said that it has started billing manually and hopes that patients will pay it (doctors ' services are paid for under an insurance policy).
Because of the incident, medical institutions faced an increased burden on doctors and pharmacies – now they have to look for alternative ways to apply for insurance.
The attack targeted Change Healthcare, a subsidiary of healthcare giant UnitedHealth that processes insurance prescriptions for thousands of pharmacies across the country. Cybersecurity company Health First Advisory noted that some medical institutions lose more than $100 million a day due to the failure.
Health insurance company Elevation Health has stopped network connections to Change Healthcare for security reasons, but assures that access to medical care and medicines for customers remains unchanged.
In response to the incident, Change Healthcare announced that it is working on alternative ways to apply to minimize the impact of the attack on doctors and patients. Despite this, many health professionals still face difficulties in adapting to the new situation.
The American Hospital Association reports ongoing problems with the processing of insurance claims among its customers, highlighting the scale and severity of the attack on the entire US healthcare system.
The FBI and the Department of Health are concerned about the situation. Preliminary results of the investigation indicate the involvement of hackers who use the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware program, which operates on the RaaS (Ransomware-as-a-Service) model.
Recall that a cyber attack on a unit of UnitedHealth Group Inc. led to a failure of the system used to transfer data between medical institutions and insurance companies. As a result, drug sales were disrupted in some pharmacies.
