In response to the rise in cyberattacks targeting U.S. healthcare systems, Google has engaged in a partnership with the White House to help rural hospitals.
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The 49 lawsuits filed against Change Healthcare alleging the company failed to protect patient information during a February ransomware attack will be consolidated in Minnesota instead of Tennessee, where the company is based, according to a Reuters report.
A breach at a third-party agency is affecting Adventist Health Tulare (Calif.).
The Biden-Harris administration has secured commitments from Microsoft and Google to offer free and low-cost resources to rural hospitals nationwide to help them boost their cyber defenses.
St. Louis-based Ascension continues to recover from a May 8 cyberattack that brought its IT network offline.
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HHS warned hospitals to be on the lookout for distributed denial-of-service cyberattacks.
Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden is urging HHS to mandate stronger cybersecurity measures for crucial healthcare companies in the wake of the ransomware attack on UnitedHealth Group's subsidiary Change Healthcare.
St. Louis-based Ascension is on track to restore its EHR by June 14 after bringing its medical records systems back online in two more markets, the health system said June 5.
St. Louis-based Ascension has restored EHR access in three markets following a May 8 cyberattack.
Physicians proposed that the American Medical Association explore the possibility of filing a class-action lawsuit against Change Healthcare to help medical practices recoup losses from the cyberattack on the Optum subsidiary.