Nonprofit hospitals will not face credit impact from the Feb. 21 cyberattack on UnitedHealthcare subsidiary Change Healthcare, according to Fitch. 

The Feb. 21 cyberattack on Change Healthcare is causing some restructuring of payments at Ocean Springs, Miss.-based Singing River Health System, WLOX reported March 29. 

Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago is updating its MyChart patient portal two months after a cyberattack took its IT systems offline.

UnitedHealth Group has confirmed that data has been compromised due to the Feb. 21 cyberattack on its subsidiary Change Healthcare. 

Sixty-six percent of chief information security officers said senior leadership doesn't understand their role within the organization, while 31% of C-suite executives admitted to struggling with understanding the tangible return on investment in cybersecurity, a March 26 survey from FTI Consulting found.

UnitedHealth Group said it has paid out more than $3.3 billion to providers affected by the Feb. 21 cyberattack on its subsidiary Change Healthcare, CNBC reported March 28.

R1 RCM has notified patients potentially affected by a cybersecurity incident that involved personal identifiable information and personal health information. 

Hospitals and health systems may soon need to report a cybersecurity incident to the federal government within 72 hours and ransom payments within 24 hours. 

A ransomware group that specializes in "double extortion" has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on an Oklahoma hospital, HIPAA Journal reported.

Following the Change Healthcare cyberattack in February, questions remain around what data may have been stolen and how patients would be notified if needed — the issue is top of mind for hospitals nationwide.

An unauthorized party has obtained access to Cavalier, N.D.-based Pembina County Memorial Hospital's internal network. 

The Maryland Department of Health has dispensed more than 500 loans to healthcare providers affected by the Change Healthcare cyberattack, WYPR reported.

A new bill, introduced in the wake of the Feb. 21 cyberattack on Change Healthcare, aims to incentivize cybersecurity upgrades made by healthcare organizations, Nextgov/FCW reported March 22. 

Change Healthcare said March 22 it plans to restore its biggest clearinghouse platforms over the weekend and start processing $14 billion in claims.

The American Hospital Association sent a letter to the HHS urging them to clarify whether hospitals and health systems should be providing breach notification to patients if protected health information is compromised due to the Feb. 21 cyberattack on Change Healthcare. 

As providers nationwide continue to face financial disruptions stemming from the Change Healthcare cyberattack in February, a Florida physician has shared how UnitedHealth Group's CEO, Andrew Witty, personally stepped in to address cash flow challenges.

Change Healthcare said it has reinstated Amazon cloud services for two of its platforms a month into a cyberattack against the company.

Memphis, Tenn.-based Regional One Health's obstetrics and gynecology patients' information may have been compromised due to a ransomware attack on a technology vendor KMJ Health Solutions.

Are hospitals and health systems truly prepared for cybersecurity attacks?

Weirton (W.Va.) Medical Center has learned that an unknown actor has gained access to its systems.