{"id":2184210,"date":"2024-02-22T17:41:14","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T22:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-health-tech-giant-suffers-cyber-attack-causing-delays-at-pharmacies\/"},"modified":"2024-02-22T17:45:03","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T22:45:03","slug":"national-health-tech-giant-suffers-cyber-attack-causing-delays-at-pharmacies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-health-tech-giant-suffers-cyber-attack-causing-delays-at-pharmacies\/","title":{"rendered":"Health tech giant hit by cyber attack, causing pharmacy delays"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnational-health-tech-giant-suffers-cyber-attack-causing-delays-at-pharmacies%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2184210&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Tim Boyle\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s James Meyers<\/h2>\n<p>2:13 PM \u2013 Thursday, February 22, \u20622024    <\/p>\n<p>Pharmacies\u2064 across the country are facing delays in fulfilling prescription orders due \u200bto a massive \u200bcyberattack targeting \u2062one of the\u200d largest healthcare companies in \u200cthe United States.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Change Healthcare, a company responsible for processing\u2063 orders \u2064and patient payments nationwide,\u2064 discovered\u200d a &#8220;cyber security \u2062issue&#8221; affecting its networks on the East Coast on \u200bWednesday morning.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;Change Healthcare is currently experiencing a \u2063network interruption caused by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-seeks-twice-as-much-funding-for-ukraines-border-than-u-s-border\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Seeks Twice as Much Funding for Ukraine's Border than U.S. Border\">cyber security issue<\/a>. Our experts are \u200cactively working to address the matter. As soon as we \u200bbecame aware of\u200b the external\u2063 threat, \u2064we took immediate action to \u2062disconnect our\u200c systems in order to prevent further impact,&#8221; stated Change\u200d Healthcare.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Other pharmacies across the\u200c country\u200b have also \u2063reported disruptions in their \u2062operations due to the attack on Change Healthcare.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;We are \u2064currently experiencing a temporary\u200b pharmacy outage at the\u2062 22<sup>nd <\/sup>Medical Group. We apologize \u2064for any inconvenience \u200ccaused and appreciate \u2062your patience as we work diligently to\u2064 resolve the issue. Our team\u200c is focused on restoring complete\u200c pharmacy services as soon \u200bas possible,&#8221; read a\u200d statement from the 22<sup>nd<\/sup> Medical \u200cGroup, a medical \u200bcenter based around McConnell Air Force Base in Kansas.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;The estimated timeframe for\u2063 resolving \u200bthis issue is tomorrow or later. \u2063We will continue to monitor the situation and \u2064provide\u2063 updates on our progress,&#8221; added the statement.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Furthermore, there is currently no publicly\u2064 available information regarding the nature or origin of the \u200ccyber security issue affecting \u2063Change Healthcare.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;There is a nationwide outage affecting some of the largest\u2062 prescription processors in North America,&#8221; stated Michigan-based Canadian Lakes Pharmacy on social media.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;While we can receive your \u200cprescriptions, we are unable \u2064to bill most\u200b insurance plans. If you\u200c can wait a day\u2062 or so to pick \u200dup \u200dyour\u200d prescription, that would be\u2064 greatly\u2064 appreciated. \u200bIf you need it\u2063 urgently,\u200c we will do our best to accommodate your needs,&#8221;\u200d mentioned Knight&#8217;s\u200b Pharmacy in Berea, Kentucky.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;Unfortunately, \u2064this is a national outage beyond our control. We hope\u200d that\u200d the situation\u2064 will be resolved soon. \u2064We will prioritize filling our backlog of prescriptions as quickly\u200b as possible once the system is available. \u2064We\u200c have not been given \u2062an estimated timeframe for\u2064 service restoration. Thank you for your patience,&#8221; added Knight&#8217;s Pharmacy.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;We are aware \u2064that Change Healthcare is experiencing\u2063 a network interruption \u2062that is impacting certain business operations, as well as the \u2062operations\u200c of other companies\u2063 nationally,&#8221; stated a spokesperson. &#8220;There is no indication that CVS Health&#8217;s systems \u200chave been compromised.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In addition, Naval Hospital Camp\u2064 Pendleton in California announced \u200bthat &#8220;all Camp \u2064Pendleton and associated pharmacies are unable\u200d to process any\u200d prescription claims.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>&#8220;At this \u200btime,\u2064 we can only assist patients with emergency and \u2064urgent prescriptions from hospital providers,&#8221; the hospital\u200c posted.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay informed! Subscribe here to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-congressman-mocked-after-his-attempted-thirst-strike-lasts-only-8-hours\/\" title=\"Democrat Congressman Ridiculed for Short-Lived 'Thirst Strike' of 8 Hours\">receive \u200dbreaking news \u200dblasts\u2064 directly<\/a> to your inbox for free: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\t\u200b\t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>President Joe Biden\u2019s brother, James, faced intense\u200c questioning\u200c on Capitol\u2064 Hill as part of the House \u200cOversight Committee\u2019s impeachment\u200b inquiry into the President. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Get ready to meet the\u2064 man behind the headlines. He made \u200cheadlines himself by winning a bid\u200c of\u200d $9,000 \u200dfor Trump&#8217;s\u2064 signed &#8216;Never Surrender&#8217; high tops at Philadelphia&#8217;s\u200c &#8216;Sneaker Con&#8217; last weekend. However, he was unfairly\u200c portrayed as a Russian oligarch by the mainstream media overnight.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A new \u200breport exposes\u2062 a conspiracy \u200dinvolving Obama&#8217;s Department of Justice and the CIA colluding with foreign governments to overthrow President \u2063Trump&#8217;s election in 2016. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Coffey \u2064Anderson<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Nvidia&#8217;s market value soared to $2\u2062 trillion \u200dafter\u200c surpassing Wall Street&#8217;s high expectations\u2063 as a leading indicator of \u2064AI\u2063 chip demand.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Apple is introducing an upgrade to its iMessage texting platform\u200b to\u200d safeguard against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sacrilege-in-the-halls-of-st-patricks-cathedral-in-nyc\/\" title=\"Sacrilege at St. Patrick's Cathedral in NYC\">future encryption-breaking technologies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The first human\u200b patient\u200b implanted\u200d with a brain-chip from Neuralink appears to have made a full recovery.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A coalition\u2064 of 20 tech companies has joined forces to prevent deceptive AI content from interfering with elections.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \u200b rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> How has the \u200drecent cyberattack\u2063 on Change Healthcare impacted pharmacies across the United States?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2062In a recent development, pharmacies across the United States are facing \u200csignificant \u200bdelays in fulfilling prescription \u2063orders. This disruption \u200bis \u200cthe result\u200d of a massive cyberattack targeted \u2063at one \u2064of the \u200blargest\u200c healthcare companies in the \u2062country, Change Healthcare.<\/p>\n<p>Change Healthcare, responsible for processing orders and patient payments nationwide, discovered a &#8220;cyber security issue&#8221; affecting its networks \u200con the East\u200d Coast. In response, the company took immediate action, disconnecting its systems to prevent\u2063 further impact. Their experts \u200care \u2062actively \u2064working to address the matter.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the attack on Change \u2062Healthcare has had \u200cripple effects across the country, with other\u200b pharmacies reporting disruptions in \u200dtheir operations.\u2064 The \u206222nd \u200cMedical Group, based around McConnell Air Force\u2062 Base in Kansas,\u2062 is currently experiencing a temporary\u2063 pharmacy \u2062outage. They assure patients\u2063 that\u2064 they are \u2064diligently working to resolve the issue and restore complete pharmacy services as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b estimated timeframe for resolving this issue is \u200cstill \u200cuncertain, with some pharmacies \u200bspeculating that it may\u2063 take until tomorrow or even longer. While the exact nature \u200cand origin\u200b of the cyber attack remain unknown, it is clear that\u2063 some \u2063of the \u2064largest\u2062 prescription processors in North America\u2063 have been affected.<\/p>\n<p>Pharmacies affected by the\u2062 outage\u200c are taking \u200csteps to minimize inconvenience\u200c for\u2064 their patients. Canadian Lakes Pharmacy in Michigan,\u200c for \u2063example, stated that they can receive \u200cprescriptions but are unable to bill most insurance plans. They request patients to wait if possible, \u200bbut \u2064assure \u2063them \u2064that accommodations\u2063 will be made for \u2063urgent cases.<\/p>\n<p>Knight&#8217;s Pharmacy\u200b in Berea, Kentucky, \u200cechoed a similar sentiment, explaining that the national outage is beyond their control. They \u2064promise \u200cto\u2063 fill the backlog\u2064 of \u200cprescriptions as \u200cquickly \u200das possible\u2063 once the system is available again. However, they have not been given an estimated timeframe\u2064 for service restoration.<\/p>\n<p>Amidst these disruptions, it is important to\u2062 note that there is no indication that CVS Health&#8217;s systems\u200b have been compromised. A \u200cspokesperson for CVS Health acknowledged the network\u200b interruption \u2062at Change Healthcare but assured that their own systems remain unaffected.<\/p>\n<p>Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton in California has also been impacted\u2062 by the cyberattack. They are currently unable to process any prescription claims, and\u200c can only assist patients with \u200demergency\u2064 and urgent prescriptions from hospital\u2063 providers.<\/p>\n<p>The situation continues \u2064to evolve, \u200dand it is crucial for individuals to stay informed. \u2064Subscribing to reliable news sources will ensure that individuals receive timely updates\u200b on this issue and other important news\u2063 in their inbox.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the cyberattack targeting Change Healthcare has caused major disruptions in\u2063 pharmacy operations across the\u2062 United States. Efforts are underway to \u2064resolve the issue, but an estimated timeframe\u2063 for\u2064 service \u200crestoration remains uncertain. Pharmacies\u2064 are working to accommodate patients to the\u2063 best of their abilities, and\u200c individuals are urged to stay\u2062 informed\u2063 through trusted news sources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pharmacies nationwide face prescription order delays as a major cyberattack hits a leading healthcare firm. Change Healthcare, responsible for order processing and patient payments, detected the initial signs. The company&#8217;s services are crucial for the smooth functioning of pharmacies across the country<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2301,"featured_media":2184211,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-71963537-e1708639206738.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[542],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2184210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oann"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-71963537-e1708639206738.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2184210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2301"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2184210"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2184210\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2184211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2184210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2184210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2184210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}