Change Healthcare Cyberattack Update – Covered Entity Breach Notification Obligations
Published: 04/26/2024
Sources:
- Department of Health and Human Services,
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Relevant To:
- All Healthcare Organizations
Given the unprecedented magnitude of the Change Healthcare (a unit of UnitedHealtcare Group (UHG)) cyberattack, regulators have put into place several resources for impacted 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.
Resources include:
- A “Dear Colleague Letter” issued on March 13, 2024.
- A new website that a…