What will be the downstream effects of the Change Healthcare cyberattack?

n the months since UnitedHealth Group’s (UHG) Change Healthcare fell victim to a ransomware attack, providers have been working to recover financially and operationally amid disruptions to claims processing and several other services. Given that Change Healthcare processes 15 billion transactions annually and touches one in every three patient records in the US, its recovery process is expected to be lengthy and complex, with long-lasting impacts on the industry. Jill McKeon, associate editor at HealthITSecurity, discusses the timeline of the Change Healthcare cyberattack so far, explores the ramifications of UHG paying a ransom to threat actors, and delves into how this event fits into the broader healthcare cybersecurity landscape.