Change Healthcare Incident: Service Disruption and Patient Communication

Introduction to Change Healthcare Incident

We are updating you on an important change that will affect your healthcare experience. Please review the information provided below for detls regarding this incident.

Notification of Change Healthcare Incident

Date: Insert Date

Dear valued Patient,

We want to bring to your attention a recent incident involving our partner, Change Healthcare Inc., which has impacted the functioning and data transmission capabilities of their systems. As a healthcare provider committed to ensuring seamless patient care and mntning robust confidentiality standards for your personal health information PHI, we are taking proactive measures to manage this situation.

Impact on Patient Care

Change Healthcare experienced an outage in its systems, causing disruptions that temporarily affected our ability to process some transactions related to billing, appointment scheduling, and insurance clms. We promptly initiated communication with Change Healthcare's team to understand the scope of the issue and took immediate action to mitigate any delays or interruptions for our patients.

Immediate Steps Taken

1. Communication: We reached out directly to all impacted patients via eml and phone calls to inform them about the issue and provide updates on its status.

2. Alternatives: In order to ensure continuous care, we implemented alternative processing channels where avlable to handle billing transactions until the primary system was restored.

3. Monitoring: Our IT support teams continuously monitored the situation for any signs of improvement or further complications.

Resolution Status

As of Insert Date, Change Healthcare has resolved the underlying issues causing the outage. All systems are currently operational, and we can confirm that all services are functioning as usual.

Affected Services Re-established

• Billing Operations: Our billing processes are back online and should operate smoothly with no delays.

• Appointment Management: Scheduling appointments will resume interruption.

• Insurance Clms Processing: We have reconnected to the relevant insurance platforms, allowing for the timely processing of clms.

Future Actions

To further safeguard agnst such disruptions:

1. Regular Audits: We are enhancing our auditing processes to continuously evaluate and strengthen the depencies on external service providers like Change Healthcare Inc.

2. Diverse Solutions Implementation: We will explore additional pathways for managing key services, ensuring redundancy even during critical system outages.

How You Are Affected

If you experienced any delays or inconveniences due to this incident:

• Your patient information and medical records remned secure throughout the outage, as we have stringent security protocols in place.

• Any disruptions to your care have been minimized through alternative service channels. We apologize for any inconvenience caused during this period.

Next Steps

As part of our ongoing commitment to transparency and communication:

1. Follow-up Call: Our Patient Services team will be reaching out individually to all patients affected by this incident in the coming days with updates.

2. Service Check: that your next appointment or service should proceed as scheduled unless notified otherwise.

Thank you for understanding the complexities of mntning seamless healthcare services in an interconnected digital environment. Your patience and cooperation are greatly appreciated during these times.

Contact Information

For any concerns not addressed here, please do not hesitate to contact us through:

• Phone: Insert Phone Number

• Eml: Insert Eml Address

This notification keep you informed about the situation while emphasizing our commitment to your care and privacy. Your safety and trust in our services are of paramount importance.

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