UnitedHealth Expedites Service Restoration Following Cyberattack
UnitedHealth Expedites Service Restoration Following Cyberattack
UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) announced on Monday that it has taken proactive measures in response to the cybersecurity breach affecting its technology arm, Change Healthcare.
UnitedHealth Group（紐約證券交易所代碼：UNH）週一宣佈，它已採取積極措施應對影響其技術部門Change Healthcare的網絡安全漏洞。
The company has disbursed over $2 billion in advance payments to support healthcare providers facing financial strain due to the incident.
該公司已預付超過20億美元的預付款，以支持因該事件而面臨財務壓力的醫療保健提供商。
These payments are part of a concerted effort to alleviate the impact of the attack, demonstrating UnitedHealth's commitment to assisting its partners during this challenging period.
這些款項是減輕襲擊影響的共同努力的一部分，這表明UnitedHealth致力於在這個充滿挑戰的時期爲其合作伙伴提供幫助。
Biden administration officials have called upon UnitedHealth to take decisive action to stabilize the U.S. health system.
拜登政府官員呼籲UnitedHealth採取果斷行動，穩定美國的衛生系統。
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra and White House domestic policy chief Neera Tanden implored Andrew Witty, CEO of UnitedHealth, and other industry leaders to expedite emergency funding for affected providers.
衛生與公共服務部長澤維爾·貝塞拉和白宮國內政策負責人尼拉·坦登懇求UnitedHealth首席執行官安德魯·威蒂和其他行業領導者加快爲受影響的提供商提供緊急資金。
Monday, Change Healthcare announced the launch of new medical claims preparation software, marking a crucial move towards resuming services.
週一，Change Healthcare宣佈推出新的醫療索賠準備軟件，這標誌着恢復服務的關鍵一步。
Thousands of customers will gain access to this software in the coming days. The company plans to provide third-party attestations before services commence.
未來幾天，成千上萬的客戶將獲得使用該軟件的權限。該公司計劃在服務開始之前提供第三方認證。
After this initial phase, the restoration of services will proceed through multiple activation phases until all customers are reconnected.
在此初始階段之後，服務的恢復將經歷多個激活階段，直到所有客戶重新連接爲止。
The company also suspended prior authorizations for most outpatient services and utilization review of inpatient admissions for Medicare Advantage plans to assist care providers.
該公司還暫停了對大多數門診服務的預先授權，並暫停了對Medicare Advantage計劃爲護理提供者提供幫助的住院患者入院情況的審查。
Last week, UnitedHealth's subsidiary Change Healthcare's pharmacy network was reinstated following a cyberattack that had widespread repercussions on the nation's healthcare infrastructure, heavily reliant on insurance.
上週，UnitedHealth的子公司Change Healthcare的藥房網絡在一次網絡攻擊後恢復，該攻擊對該國嚴重依賴保險的醫療基礎設施產生了廣泛影響。
Citing the company, Reuters noted that as of March 13, all major pharmacy and payment systems are up, and more than 99% of pre-incident claim volume is flowing.
路透社援引該公司的話指出，截至3月13日，所有主要的藥房和支付系統均已啓動，超過99％的事故前索賠量正在流動。
Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights issued a crucial advisory.
本月早些時候，美國衛生與公共服務部民權辦公室發佈了一份重要公告。
The U.S. agency has opened an investigation into the cyber-attack, which disrupted critical healthcare and billing operations nationwide.
該美國機構已對網絡攻擊展開調查，該攻擊擾亂了全國重要的醫療和計費業務。
Price Action: UNH shares are up 1.02% at $492.12 on the last check Tuesday.
價格走勢：在週二的最後一次支票中，UNH股價上漲1.02％，至492.12美元。
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