UnitedHealth beats on revenue despite impact from cyberattack

[ad_1] UnitedHealth Group reported better-than-expected revenue in its first-quarter results on Tuesday, though the company is still dealing with the fallout from the cyberattack on its subsidiary Change Healthcare. Here’s how the company did: Earnings: $7.16 per share adjusted, vs. $6.61 expected by analysts, according to LSEG. Revenue: $100.08 billion adjusted, vs. $99.26 billion expected…

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UnitedHealth’s first-quarter report will offer a window into Change cyberattack costs

[ad_1] UnitedHealth Group’s first-quarter earnings report Tuesday will mark the health-care giant’s first major public comments since a cyberattack on its Change Healthcare billing and payments subsidiary in February, which has led to the largest disruption in U.S. health care since the Covid pandemic. “Everybody looks to United as the bellwether of all of health-care…

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Health records giant Epic cracks down on startup for unauthorized sharing of patient data

[ad_1] The eponymous sign outside Epic headquarters in Verona, Wisconsin. Source: Yiem via Wikipedia CC Epic Systems, the largest provider of software for managing medical records, says a venture-backed startup called Particle Health is using patient data in unauthorized and unethical ways that have nothing to do with treatment. Epic told customers in a notice…

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