Dental and medical organizations are still dealing with the aftermath of the Feb. 21 cyberattack on Change Healthcare.
Here are nine updates about the cyberattack that Becker's has reported on since March 8.
1. Change Healthcare said March 22 it plans to restore its biggest clearinghouse platforms over the weekend and start processing $14 billion in claims.
2. Change Healthcare also said it reinstated Amazon cloud services for two of its platforms.
3. A new bill, The Health Care Cybersecurity Improvement Act, aims to incentivize cybersecurity upgrades made by healthcare organizations.
4. The Senate Finance Committee is working to secure a hearing with UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty this spring.
5. 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 cyberattack on Change Healthcare.
6. Providers are beginning to file lawsuits against Change Healthcare over the cyberattack.
7. The American Hospital Association urged Congress to consider existing statutory limitations that could limit aid from CMS and HHS to hospitals and providers affected by the cyberattack.
8. The federal government announced March 13 that it launched an investigation into UnitedHealth Group following the cyberattack. The investigation will focus on whether a breach of protected health information occurred and Change Healthcare's and UnitedHealth Group's compliance with HIPAA Rules.
9. The Department of Homeland Security issued a warning to healthcare institutions alerting them to increasing threats on both digital and physical fronts. DHS warned organizations to look out for "malicious cyber actors [that] target the Healthcare and Public Health Sector for financial gain, cyber espionage purposes or ideological reasons."