Cyberattack downs pharmacies across America

Cyberattack downs pharmacies across America

February 22, 2024 at 04:22PM

Change Healthcare, a major IT provider in the US, confirmed a cyberattack which caused system shutdowns, impacting prescription order processing at pharmacies nationwide. The disruption affects various services, including claims processing and treatment eligibility checks. Change Healthcare, addressing the issue, disconnected its systems as a precaution. The disruption is expected to continue.

It appears that Change Healthcare, a major IT provider, has experienced a cyberattack, resulting in the shutdown of its systems and causing disruptions in prescription orders and other services at pharmacies across the US. The company has confirmed the cyber security issue and has taken immediate action to disconnect its systems to prevent further impact. As a result, pharmacies relying on Change Healthcare’s technology have reported outages and difficulties in processing prescriptions using insurance. Customers of affected healthcare companies, such as Athenahealth, may experience transaction processing delays. Additionally, individual experiences, such as healthcare executive David Chou having to pay cash for a prescription at CVS due to the disruption, further illustrate the impact of the cyberattack on the healthcare industry. The disruption is expected to last throughout the day and into Friday, if not longer, with ongoing updates promised by Change Healthcare. The extent of the impact on various pharmacies and healthcare providers, such as Publix and Michigan’s Scheurer Health, is still being assessed, and inquiries to these organizations for comment are pending.

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