More monetary relief is on the way for physicians and hospitals coping with last month's cyberattack on the nation's largest claims clearinghouse, according to a new initiative released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Change Healthcare's electronic data interchange (EDI) clearinghouse has been offline since February 21 after hacker group AlphV/BlackCat infiltrated the system using ransomware. Within 2 weeks, federal authorities and Change's parent company, UnitedHealth Group (UHG), announced efforts to tide providers over until their computer systems are restored. CMS encouraged Medicare Advantage organizations, Part D sponsors, Medicaid, and CHIP managed care plans to funnel funds to providers more quickly by temporarily removing or relaxing prior authorization and timely filing requirements. administered through Optum Financial Services, offering short-term interest-free cash advances to providers whose payer payments are processed through Change's EDI
More monetary relief is on the way for physicians and hospitals coping with last month's cyberattack on the nation's largest claims clearinghouse , according to a new initiative released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ( CMS ). Change Healthcare 's electronic data interchange (EDI) clearinghouse has been offline since February 21 after hacker group AlphV/BlackCat infiltrated the system using ransomware.
Within 2 weeks, federal authorities and Change's parent company, UnitedHealth Group (UHG), announced efforts to tide providers over until their computer systems are restored. CMS encouraged Medicare Advantage organizations, Part D sponsors, Medicaid, and CHIP managed care plans to funnel funds to providers more quickly by temporarily removing or relaxing prior authorization and timely filing requirements. administered through Optum Financial Services, offering short-term interest-free cash advances to providers whose payer payments are processed through Change's ED
CMS Cyberattack Physicians Hospitals Claims Clearinghouse Change Healthcare EDI Clearinghouse Ransomware Federal Authorities Unitedhealth Group Providers Medicare Advantage Part D Sponsors Medicaid CHIP Managed Care Plans Prior Authorization Timely Filing Requirements Optum Financial Services Cash Advances
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