Search Results: "change healthcare"
-
Health Tech, Pharmacy, Providers
Answering 7 Key Questions About Change Healthcare’s Cyberattack
The aftermath the cyberattack on Change Healthcare remains messy, with patients across the country still struggling to obtain their prescriptions. The federal government has even stepped in to help address the fallout of the attack, urging payers to quickly alleviate the digital bottlenecks that providers and pharmacies are facing.
-
Tampa General Hospital CEO on Change Healthcare Breach: They Are Going To Have To Give an Update Soon
In an interview at the Vive conference in Los Angeles, John Couris said that while he is sympathetic toward Change Healthcare’s current woes, he wants definitive answers soon.
-
‘Nation-State’ Cyberattack Hits Change Healthcare, Disrupting Pharmacy Services Across the Country
Pharmacies across the country are facing disruptions following a cyberattack on Change Healthcare — which is owned by Optum, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group. In a filing with the SEC, UnitedHealth stated that the unauthorized party that gained access to Change Healthcare’s systems was a “suspected nation-state associated cyber security threat actor.”
-
Department of Justice sues to block UnitedHealth from acquiring Change Healthcare
The Department of Justice filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to stop the deal just ahead of it being finalized on February 27.
-
Consumer / Employer, Legal, SYN
Pharmacists join chorus calling for DOJ to stop Optum-Change Healthcare merger
Independent and community pharmacies seek to prevent UHG and Change merging into a “corporate monster” that will stifle competition.
-
Hospitals to DOJ: UnitedHealth’s purchase of Change Healthcare will curtail competition
The American Hospital Association is urging the Justice Department to thoroughly review UnitedHealth’s intended acquisition of Change Healthcare. The transaction would reduce competition in the health IT arena and result in higher prices and lower quality of care, the hospital group says.
-
UnitedHealth Group’s Optum, Change Healthcare to combine in $13.5B deal
Optum, a subsidiary of insurance giant UnitedHealth Group, agreed to buy healthcare technology company Change Healthcare for $13.5 billion in cash. The acquisition will add data analytics, research and revenue cycle management offerings to Optum’s service roster.
-
Retail Health, Health Services
Can Walmart change healthcare?
Walmart caught the healthcare industry’s attention when it began opening primary care centers across Georgia, Florida and Illinois. But without its leader, will the effort still be able to keep its momentum?
-
MedCity Influencers, Health Tech
The return of housecalls: How Covid-19 will change healthcare forever
Housecalls may not arrive in the form of a horse and buggy, but after experiencing the convenience and value of receiving care on the channel that they prefer and exactly when they need it, consumers will expect this level of care from here on out.
-
Change Healthcare makes ecommerce software for healthcare providers
Change Healthcare, a Nashville-based company that makes billing and analytics software, is rolling a new software that allows patients to order healthcare services in an ecommerce-like setting. The software allows patients to book, schedule and pay for healthcare services in advance.
-
Employee Benefits, Health Services, Health Tech
Gawande steps down as CEO of Haven, underscoring how hard it is to change healthcare
Dr. Atul Gawande, CEO of Haven, stepped down from the high-profile healthcare venture to focus on Covid-19. He will become chairman of the company while it searches for a new CEO.
-
Change Healthcare buys back pharmacy unit, sells analytics business
Change Healthcare bought back its pharmacy unit, eRx Network, for $212.9 million. At the same time, it sold its connected analytics business to Kaufman Hall.
-
Hospitals, MedCity Influencers
How the gig economy stands to change healthcare
With the rising gig economy, increased flexibility around patient payment options may prove to be critical to the financial success of many hospitals and health systems.
-
Health IT, Hospitals, Patient Engagement
Nashville-based Change Healthcare files for $100 million IPO
The company is currently owned by a joint venture consisting of McKesson – which owns around 70 percent of the company – and private equity firms Blackstone and Hellman & Friedman.