Change Healthcare sets up new electronic prescription service, funding program as cyberattack drags

[ad_1] In this photo illustration, UnitedHealth Group Inc logo seen displayed on a tablet. Igor Golovniov | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Change Healthcare on Friday said it’s finished setting up a new electronic prescription service, which could help provide some relief to pharmacies and physicians that have been struggling to contend with…

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Outages from Change Healthcare cyberattack causing financial ‘mess’ for doctors

[ad_1] Small private practices and health-care providers are facing mounting financial pressures as crucial reimbursement systems remain down for the ninth day, following the cyberattack on Change Healthcare.  Change Healthcare offers tools for payment and revenue cycle management that help facilitate transactions between providers and most major insurance companies. Its parent company UnitedHealth Group discovered…

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Ransomware group Blackcat is behind cyberattack on UnitedHealth division, company says

[ad_1] Change Healthcare on Thursday confirmed that ransomware group Blackcat is behind the ongoing cybersecurity attack that’s caused widespread disruptions to pharmacies and health systems across the U.S. “Our experts are working to address the matter and we are working closely with law enforcement and leading third-party consultants,” Change Healthcare told CNBC in a statement…

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One down one to go — what we learned from TJX’s great quarter and hope to hear from Salesforce

[ad_1] Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Wednesday’s key moments. 1. U.S. stocks were trending lower as investors awaited important inflation data and mulled over more quarterly earnings. January’s PCE price index – the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of…

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Highmark Health says it’s combining tech from Google and Epic to give doctors easier access to information

[ad_1] Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian speaks at the Google Cloud Next event in San Francisco, April 9, 2019. Michael Short | Bloomberg | Getty Images Highmark Health announced Monday that it’s integrating technology from Google Cloud and the health-care software company Epic Systems to try to improve data gathering for providers and payers. Consumer…

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UnitedHealth subsidiary Change Healthcare down for a fourth day following cyberattack

[ad_1] UnitedHealth Group Inc. headquarters stands in Minnetonka, Minnesota, U.S. Mike Bradley | Bloomberg | Getty Images Change Healthcare’s systems are down for a fourth straight day after parent company UnitedHealth Group disclosed that a suspected cybersecurity threat actor gained access to part of its information technology network on Wednesday.  UnitedHealth, the biggest health-care company…

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