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Is BlackCat/ALPHV faking its own ‘death’? (updated) HHS and CMS come to Change affected providers’ assistance with ‘flexibilities’

...may or may not have been paid)–it resembles an exit scam. (Update) Another excellent summary about ALPHV in Krebs On Security also updates LockBit, which was seized in an international takedown in February, and about governmental entities they ransomwared. To be continued…. The lobbying of HHS by Congress, the American Hospital Association, and UHG to help out providers has produced some results. On 5 March, Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a statement that summarized various ‘flexibilities’ and workarounds to aid providers who cannot access systems or have to resort to alternatives to ensure continuity of services to patients. These... Continue Reading

BlackCat is back, claims theft of 6TB of Change Healthcare data

...numbers, email addresses, and more) active U.S. military/navy personnel PII data Tyler Mason, UnitedHealth Group VP, had earlier stated to Bleeping Computer that 90% of the 70,000+ affected pharmacies switched to new electronic claims procedures to avoid the Change Healthcare issues. While this cybertheft appears breathtaking in its scope and perfect revenge as a “dish best eaten cold” for the December takedown of their websites, the amount and type of data in the exploit may be exaggerated for purposes of negotiating a rich settlement. As of today, BlackCat has not offered a number for ransom. This theft may be worth... Continue Reading

TTA Ides of March countdown: Change/Optum BlackCatted; Walgreens/VillageMD closures at 85; fundings/M&A revive for Dario, Redi, R1 RCM, b.well, more; Veradigm delisted, buys ScienceIO

...Health now NeueHealth; breached patient records double, RCM as vector for hacking; Amazon’s CCM marketplace; JPM reflects the new reality; fundings for Vita Health, Turquoise, CardioSignal (Settling into the new normal) Published: NHS guidance on integrating TEC providers into urgent community response (UCR) (UK) (Less stress on ambulance services and EDs) In the ‘dog days’ of winter, Apple gets a comeuppance in its patent fights with Masimo and disables pulse oximetry in two Watch models. AliveCor moves forward against Apple in Federal court. We sort out a lot of new product introductions, a sale of a company we thought was... Continue Reading

Change Healthcare cyberattack persists–is the BlackCat gang back and using LockBit malware? BlackCat taking credit. (update 28 Feb #2)

...adding insult, not even under a new name. Bleeping Computer today reported that BlackCat’s hack went through a critical ConnectWise ScreenConnect auth bypass flaw (CVE-2024-1708 and 1709) which was actively exploited in attacks to deploy ransomware on unpatched servers. This was confirmed by Reuters and Health-ISAC, a healthcare-focused organization engaged in cyber best practices and threat intelligence, via the American Hospital Association’s AHA Cybersecurity Advisory today (26 Feb). AHA is advising healthcare organizations to actively reevaluate their connection or disconnection status of Change Healthcare systems which have been deemed safe by Optum. As of today, BlackCat did not claim credit... Continue Reading

Teladoc closes 2023 with improved $220M loss, but weak forecast for 2024 leads to stock skid

...Gorevic, the forecast will be for growth at best in low single digits, which is not what Wall Street wanted to hear. This could be sandbagging–or reality. Telehealth visits dropped 45% in 2022 from 2020 (Trilliant Health), with more recent CMS Medicare data on visits falling 73% in Q2 2023 from Q2 2020. Other factors: telehealth modules in EMRs and population health platforms, many more competitors like Included Health (Grand Rounds/Doctor on Demand) and MDLive. Teladoc post-Livongo writedown has assiduously focused on cutting costs, higher margins, and getting on that ‘path to profitability’, cutting jobs in data science and engineering,... Continue Reading

Neuralink BCI human implant subject moving computer mouse by thought: Elon Musk

...the implant was reported on 1 February. Ars Technica discusses a salient point, which is ethics around reporting a medical study via, in this case, social media, and by the company founder. It is not the way that research is conventionally conducted especially at an early stage. Ars quotes two bioethics professors who wrote a brief essay on this published by the Hastings Center. The PRIME study took only quadriplegic volunteers and the study received a go-ahead from the FDA for this early feasibility study. The money quote: “When the person paying for a human experiment with a huge financial... Continue Reading

Mid-week news roundup: Elevance-BCBSLA, SCAN-CareOregon mergers scuttled; Amwell’s $679M loss, layoffs; Invitae genetics files Ch. 11; innovations released from DeepScribe, Essence SmartCare (DE), fall detection at Atrium Health (SC)

...million [TTA 2 Nov 23]. In 2024, Amwell will concentrate on expanding its tech partnerships with current customers and winning new clients, according to management on the earnings call. Amwell’s shares are a cheap buy at just over $1.30, but this Editor’s experience is that Federal contracts especially with DOD or related are unpredictable in cash flow. Just ask Oracle. FierceHealthcare, Healthcare Dive Invitae, a genetics testing data company, filed Chapter 11. It’s another sign that this former darling sector of health tech/biotech has fallen on hard times (see 23andMe, TTA 2 Feb). This week’s filing in the US District... Continue Reading

Further confirmation of the New Reality for digital health–lower valuations, more exits, fewer startups, tech buyers not seeing ROI

...surrounding digital health/health technology. More exits of various types, reduced valuations, need to fundraise again among digital health startups. Katie Adams of MedCityNews, which of the mainstream online health news websites has the tartest takes on the business, interviewed two investors in digital health. Their POVs: Cheryl Cheng, CEO of Vive Collective (Menlo Park, California) Raised large rounds in 2021? These companies now face ‘valuation overhangs’ that aren’t ‘bridged by organic growth’ and a far tighter investment environment with reduced valuations and exits. (That exit may be a sale–or a shutdown–Ed.) Investor priority? Profitability, not growth. What counts in today’s... Continue Reading

AliveCor v. Apple latest: Federal court tosses AliveCor suit on heart rate app data monopolization

...we plan to appeal. We will continue to vigorously protect our intellectual property to benefit our consumers and promote innovation. The dismissal decision does not impact AliveCor’s ongoing business; we will continue to design and provide the best portable ECG products and services to our customers. Separately, the ITC’s findings that Apple has infringed AliveCor’s patents still stand. Both the ITC and U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) appeals will be reviewed at the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in the coming months. In other recent developments, the PTAB recently ruled in AliveCor’s favor by... Continue Reading

Facing the Music of the New Reality: Amazon Pharmacy & One Medical restructure; Walgreens shakes up health exec suites again, cashes out $992M in Cencora; new takes on NeueHealth; Cue Health, Nomad Health layoffs

...a new position focused on growth initiatives, reporting to VP of Health Services Neil Lindsay At the time of the acquisition, industry thinkers were wondering what Amazon would do with the money-losing One Medical clinics, for which they paid $3.9 billion but never turned a profit and lost $420 million in 2022, its last year of independent operations. Neither membership nor revenue has been reported since the 2023 closing. In 2022, One Medical had 700,000 patients, 8,000 company clients and 125 physical offices in 12 major US markets including NYC, Los Angeles, Boston, and Atlanta. Amazon has been promoting One... Continue Reading