Us. And clients/patients wherever possible. It’s probably prime time to look for another job.
Optum Hack - not Change Healthcare
Throwing CHC under the bus to save Optum reputation? How much more pathetic does it get?
Look Ma!...we made the New York Times. Cyberattack paralyzes Healthcare Payments
https://archive.is/JBltu
People wishing Chapter 11
I know everyone here has some beef or ill-feelings but wow I can’t believe people would want to wish the whole UHG/Optum company to just disappear like that. If a few of us got laid off, why wish that for the other 440,400 employees? Not to mention... — read more
UHG stocks up >5
After the worst hack in healthcare history, stocks bottomed out at the same price as 6 months ago.
Non-Clinical will be adding an additional 100 job positions offshore starting next week
They’re looking to cut some operational costs in the States, and offshore those positions.
Is it only remote people being let go?
I've known a lot of pretty knowledgeable people let go in the last few months and now that I think about it they are all remote. Anyone know in office people that are being cut?
Do "they" ever have a complete thought?!
I'm starting to feel ashamed to say "I'm with uhc." We are the biggest component of healthcare in the US and the powers that be - they blowing it
Cyberattack Lawsuit against UHG starts pilling up. filed in Tennessee and Minnesota
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/change-cyberattack-spawns-threat-of-patient-lawsuits/
UnitedHealth had two days to prevent this attack and did nothing?
UnitedHealth had two days to prevent this attack and did nothing? Per Congressman Gallego’s letter: “It appears that this attack is related to a vulnerability discovered in the ScreenConnect app from ConnectWise, which is used for remote access... — read more
letter from Congress to witty on cyber attack, https://rubengallego.house.gov/imo/media/doc/22724unitedhealthcyberattackletter.pdf
https://rubengallego.house.gov/imo/media/doc/22724unitedhealthcyberattackletter.pdf
11k People Out of Optum Network since 02/21. No ETA to be fully Restored.
Since recovering from 02/21. New Laptops ships out but nothing on those New laptops. Workarounds all I here for next Priority list of products. Even April is still not feasible for recovery.
Failure of leadership
Good companies have good leaders that take responsibility for their actions. Optum has...the pathetic mess that we do. We're so sc--wed with them in charge.
Did the President of UHG just blame the cyberattack on phishing email?
This was not from a phishing email. Wow blamed employees… that’s just awesome.
When do you think layoffs will start?
The ones directly related to the latest cyberattack mess.
JD department
Keep drinking the kool aide. W told the judge in the Change case that UHG / Optum are two separate companies. Well if that the case why did W tell the VP two of them to come up with a strategic plan to increase profit using the UR dept of Optum or... — read more
We must change healthcare in this country
How can we tangibly change the trajectory of healthcare in the US? Is there a country system we should model? Which country has a low to modest GDP spend on healthcare with good outcomes? In 2021, the U.S. spent 17.8 percent of gross domestic... — read more
Where to go?
For those wanting to jump ship, where would you even think about going? Aren't all large competitors in this industry just as bad? Are there any healthcare companies with remote positions that actually put patients over grossly bloated profits?... — read more
AHA letter to Dirk 3/4/24
https://www.aha.org/system/files/media/file/2024/03/Letter-AHA-Expresses-Concerns-with-UHG-Program-in-Response-to-Cyberattack-on-Change-Healthcare..pdf
Sandeep’s LinkedIn
Is it normal for a LinkedIn profile to disappear?
What will be the total cost of this debacle?
I am not talking about immediate cost for the company, but total cost for the industry, society and primarily patients and clients. This just shows how profound the systemic errors and holes are in the corporate world. Vital part of the system, the... — read more
Calls Mount for Government Help as Change Healthcare Hack Freezes Medical Payments.
Federal intervention is desperately needed to help ease a healthcare-sector crisis that began almost two weeks ago with a cyberattack on a key medical technology company that handles insurance filings, lawmakers and trade bodies... — read more
Lets have a fireside chat/townhall
Let’s interview all those affected by the down time. Let’s interview those employees who have been let go for money saving strategies. Let’s interview the bottom of the org chart on how they see their respective managers. Now that would be an... — read more
Not much 100x on recovery effort
Where is sandeeps 100x philosophy now?
Applying for Chief Digital Officer/ SVP Cloud
Hello, i am eager beaver uhg employee. I have experience in clowning and eating hummus. How i be picked for SVP Cloud or better yet Chief of Clown Digital Officer? I run old verizon call center and tell you turn it off and on again. I run old it... — read more
Layoffs and cuts really paid off
And continue to do so. In my old country there was a saying “You save on the road, you lose twice on the bridge”. Sounds silly, but was used to describe people who have the stupidest ideas how to save money and are so cheap that they do it as a... — read more
Ransom paid - $22 million per Wired
hxxps://www.wired.com/story/alphv-change-healthcare-ransomware-payment/ It must be noted that the reporter on the store has an excellent reputation in the industry.
For further updates about the Change Healthcare cybersecurity issue, please visit https://www.unitedhealthgroup.com/changehealthcarecyberrespons
they changed the status and now confuse all.
The Cyber attack
This will soak up margins over the entire company. Everyone will be asked to cut to make up for another leadership failure. 2024 is another lost year for employees already. They could get sued by many small practices. They are paying a lot to panw... — read more
Per the AHA: "...The worst cyberattack on our health care system in history"
https://www.aha.org/system/files/media/file/2024/03/Letter-AHA-Expresses-Concerns-with-UHG-Program-in-Response-to-Cyberattack-on-Change-Healthcare..pdf
Pro Tip
If you’re worried about being laid off, your access will show up as removed on Secure. Three colleagues of mine were able to get ahead of their layoffs last week.
No Update since March 2nd, on status site. What are they up to? NEW Laptops?
check: https://status.changehealthcare.com/
I see many posts on Layoff/Anxiety/Stress which panic others. this too shall pass. everything is temporary and that nothing lasts forever.
Here are some self-care strategies during a layoff: Self-care is crucial during a layoff to maintain your well-being. Here are some strategies that can help: Make a Tangible Plan: Outline the steps you’ll take following the layoff, such as... — read more
My anxiety shoots up every Monday
The situation has become unbearable lately. I'm so stressed out that even the weekends don't provide the respite they once did. And the closer we get to Monday, the more my anxiety shoots up. Are we ever going to exit this horrendous cycle and be... — read more
Ransomware Cost - just Prescription for an example
Just from Prescription Management: US prescription business is over ~$700B B with Billion. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37094296/ UHG share is around Rx was $116B in 2023; whopping... — read more
Quiet quitting
Anyone get the sense their business partners are quiet quitting? It’s been very quiet the week leading up to bonuses. Maybe everyone’s occupied with changehealth mess.
We once had a vision
To change healthcare one member at a time, now our goal is to make a handful of people ob.scene.ly wealthy. What a waste!
The aggressor now the victim?
This org has been aggressively knocking of other competitions (approved by the government agencies). Now the “aggressor” just might get bailed out by the government agencies. The magnitude of this attack is not limited to what being released to... — read more
Optum is downplaying the crisis. Pharmacists United for Truth & Transparency
The media is focused on breaches of patient data privacy while Optum is downplaying the crisis, attempting to spin the situation as under control. But the problem is far greater than patient claims at the pharmacy counter, as shown on Optum/Change... — read more