"Rising Concerns Over Cyberattacks Impacting Health Care Providers and Pharmacies"

Change Healthcare, a part of UnitedHealth Group, was hit with a cyberattack, disrupting its systems and services, potentially impacting health care providers. The American Hospital Association (AHA) recommends affected organizations consider disconnection from Change Healthcare applications, prepare downtime procedures, and monitor updates. Change Healthcare has not provided a specific recovery timeframe and has stated confidence in the security of nonimpacted systems. The AHA is in communication with government agencies and Optum to support patients' access to care and providers' financial needs. Organizations can share confidential impact information with the AHA and are advised to visit www.aha.org/cybersecurity for resources.