Release Date: April 30, 2024
You may have heard that Change Healthcare, a medical clearinghouse, was breached by cybercriminals. Our practice uses Change Healthcare to process claims; therefore, your patient records may be involved. Currently the full extent of the incident is unknown, however we encourage you to review and monitor your credit reports and Explanation of Benefits (EOBs) for suspicious activity.
Here is the Latest Information from Change Healthcare Regarding the HIPAA Breach.“Based on initial targeted data sampling to date, the company has found files containing protected health information (PHI) or personally identifiable information (PII), which could cover a substantial proportion of people in America. To date, the company has not seen evidence of exfiltration of materials such as doctors’ charts or full medical histories among the data.
Given the ongoing nature and complexity of the data review, it is likely to take several months of continued analysis before enough information will be available to identify and notify impacted customers and individuals. As the company continues to work with leading industry experts to analyze data involved in this cyberattack, it is immediately providing support and robust protections rather than waiting until the conclusion of the data review.
For the Latest Information:People can visit a dedicated website at http://changecybersupport.com/ to get more information and details on these resources.”
IF YOU FEEL YOU HAVE BEEN IMPACTED HELP IS AVAILABLE.The call center can be reached at 1-866-262-5342.
Given the ongoing nature and complexity of the data review, the call center will not be able to provide any specifics on individual data impact at this time.”
Astronauts who flew in space are reportedly having vision problems. Nearly 50 percent of the space travelers who served long missions (six months or more) are experiencing difficulty seeing objects near them. About 23 percent of astronauts who flew shorter missions also complained of the same condition.
Led by Dr. Tom Mader of Alaska Native Medical Center, the NASA-funded researchers discovered several symptoms of eye stress, which included fluid buildup around the optic nerves, flattening of the eyeballs and folding of the blood vessels in the retina, among others.
“People have been flying in space for 50 years and nobody has gone blind yet,” Dr. Mader said. “But it’s still something to be concerned about.”
Dr. Mader hypothesized that it was the loss of gravity that caused these vision problems. He added that microgravity environments also were a factor for the astronauts’ damaged vision.
“It’s very hard for us at this point to define exactly what is causing all of this,” Dr. Mader stated.
The researchers also announced that at least one in seven astronauts still exhibited symptoms of vision problems even if more than five years has already elapsed since their space mission. They also added that about 12 percent of the space travelers who had missions lasting over six months suffered long-distance eyesight trouble. On the other hand, around 6.6 percent of all short-mission astronauts also experienced the same vision defect.
In addition, it was reported that around 34 percent of long-mission astronauts also experienced refraction changes in their corrective lenses.
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