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"UnitedHealthcare and Mount Sinai Reach Last-Minute Deal to Preserve Access for New Yorkers"
healthcare2 years ago

"UnitedHealthcare and Mount Sinai Reach Last-Minute Deal to Preserve Access for New Yorkers"

Mount Sinai Health System and UnitedHealthcare have reached a new multiyear contract, ensuring that Mount Sinai's hospitals and doctors will remain in network for people enrolled in employer-sponsored and individual plans, including the Oxford Health Plan. The agreement comes after months of stalled negotiations and just before Mount Sinai-affiliated doctors were set to be removed from UnitedHealthcare's network, which would have affected tens of thousands of New Yorkers. The deal resolves a contentious dispute over payment rates and access to care, providing relief to patients and ensuring continued access to Mount Sinai's physicians.

"Potential Cybersecurity Incident Causes Network Outage and Divert Status at UT Health East Texas"
cybersecurity2 years ago

"Potential Cybersecurity Incident Causes Network Outage and Divert Status at UT Health East Texas"

UT Health East Texas, a network of hospitals in East Texas, has been unable to accept ambulances to emergency rooms since Thanksgiving Day due to a potential cybersecurity incident. The hospital network is currently operating using downtime procedures while investigating the incident and working to bring computers back online. This incident follows a series of cyberattacks on hospitals across the United States in recent months. The Department of Health and Human Services, US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and the FBI have not yet commented on the situation. Cybersecurity threats to healthcare providers have been persistent, with hundreds of organizations being forced offline by cyberattacks since the start of the pandemic.