HHS issues guide to health plan resources for providers impacted by Change Healthcare cyberattack
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services this week released a guide to health plan resources for health care providers impacted by the Change Healthcare cyberattack, including health plan contact information, noting in an accompanying letter that many providers continue to face significant disruptions as a result of the cyberattack or difficulty getting information from health plans about prospective payments and other flexibilities. The letter also encourages providers to review HHS’ voluntary cybersecurity performance goals.
Related News Articles
Headline
The AHA will host a webinar Nov. 3 at 1 p.m. ET to discuss the cybersecurity, compliance and operational risks that can emerge when end-of-life technology is…
Headline
The Department of Justice Oct. 13 announced a series of actions disrupting a scheme by the North Korean government that involved placing remote IT workers in U…
Headline
A joint advisory issued Oct. 20 by U.S. and international agencies warns of recent activity by the SafePay Ransomware group. The group has been active since…
Headline
Two critical vulnerabilities have been discovered in Hypertext Preprocessor, or PHP, a widely-used open-source scripted language for web development, its…
Headline
John Riggi, AHA national advisor for cybersecurity and risk, and Brett Leatherman, assistant director of the FBI Cyber Division, break down Operation Riptide,…
Headline
The National Security Agency has issued guidance on reducing the risk of simple network management protocol abuse. SNMP consists of a standardized framework…