Optum’s Change Healthcare on top of cybersecurity challenges

TLDR:

• Change Healthcare, a subsidiary of Optum, is dealing with a cybersecurity issue.
• The incident appears to be isolated to Change Healthcare’s platforms and has not spread to other segments of UnitedHealth Group.

Change Healthcare, now a subsidiary of Optum under UnitedHealth Group, is currently addressing a cybersecurity issue that started on Wednesday. The company disclosed that it was experiencing connectivity issues that were later revealed to be “enterprise-wide,” and further confirmed that the issues were due to a cybersecurity concern. Change Healthcare provides technology for revenue cycle and payment management in the healthcare industry, processing 15 billion transactions annually and reaching a third of U.S. patients. Optum has stated that the incident seems to be contained within Change Healthcare’s platforms and has not affected other segments of UnitedHealth Group.