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March 26, 2024

HHS OPENS INVESTIGATION OF CHANGE HEALTHCARE 

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a “Dear Colleague” letter addressing the cybersecurity incident impacting Change Healthcare, a unit of UnitedHealthcare Group (UHG). OCR’s investigation of Change Healthcare and UHG will focus on whether a breach of protected health information (PHI) occurred and Change Healthcare’s and UHG’s compliance with the HIPAA Rules. OCR also maintained that its interest in the partners of Change Healthcare and UHG is “secondary” in this investigation.

OCR administers and enforces the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules, which establish the minimum privacy and security requirements for PHI and breach notification requirements that covered entities (health care providers, health plans, and clearinghouses) and their business associates must follow. OCR stated in the letter that it is committed to ensuring access to care while enforcing laws that bolster patient privacy and security.

HHS and White House staff also met with leaders of the healthcare community to discuss concrete actions to mitigate harms to patients and providers caused by the cyberattack on Change Healthcare. Pharmacy groups included in that meeting were APhA, ASCP, ASHP, NASPA, NACDS, and NCPA.

[HHS Office for Civil Rights Issues Letter and Opens Investigation of Change Healthcare Cyberattack. US Department of Health and Human Services 13 March 2024. Readout of Biden-Harris Administration Convening with Health Care Community Concerning Cyberattack on Change Healthcare. US Department of Health and Human Services 12 March 2024. Letter to Health Care Leaders on Cyberattack on Change Healthcare. US Department of Health and Human Services 10 March 2024.]