Pharmacies across the country are reporting delays to prescription orders due to a cyberattack against one of the nation’s largest healthcare technology companies.
Change Healthcare, a company handling orders and patient payments throughout the U.S., first noticed the “cyber security issue” affecting its networks Wednesday morning on the East Coast.
“Change Healthcare is experiencing a network interruption related to a cyber security issue and our experts are working to address the matter.
Once we became aware of the outside threat, in the interest of protecting our partners and patients, we took immediate action to disconnect our systems to prevent further impact,” Change Healthcare said in a statement.Â
It added, “We will provide updates as more information becomes available.”
Pharmacies across the country have put out notices that the attack on Change Healthcare is disrupting their ability to process patients’ orders.
“We are experiencing a temporary pharmacy outage at the 22nd Medical Group.
We understand the inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your patience as we work diligently to resolve the issue.
Our team is working to restore complete pharmacy services as soon as possible,” reads a post from 22nd Medical Group, a medical center based around McConnell Air Force Base in Kansas.
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