I expect at this point for layoffs to start every day. Maybe I’ve been here for too long and lost perspective. Maybe I am literally trained to be constantly terrified of being laid off, while I am so overworked that I have no time or capacity to stop... — read more 

https://www.hipaajournal.com/hipaa-violation-fines/

The amount of disruption suggests they don’t have alternate systems at the ready,” said Chester Wisniewski, a director at the cybersecurity firm Sophos. “It’s been 13, 14 days, and that is already longer than I’d expect for backup systems to be spun... — read more 

...who told me she looks forward to working with uhc in the future. Hopefully the powers that be will get us on a different tack so that provider doesn't regret those words. It's hard to put on a good show for members and providers when you know what... — read more 

I’m trying to figure out if there’s a way for us to identify if we will be a part of a layoff in another post, someone said to look in secure, but that does not tell me anything.

"In January, my administrative source learned of the looming local layoffs, which were enacted last Thursday, the same day we spoke. The number that I saw back in January was about 119,” she said of the number of Optum Tri-State employees included... — read more 

Pharmacy services: Electronic prescribing is now fully functional with claim submission and payment transmission also available as of today. We have taken action to make sure patients can access their medicines in the meantime, including Optum Rx... — read more 

Us. And clients/patients wherever possible. It’s probably prime time to look for another job.

Throwing CHC under the bus to save Optum reputation? How much more pathetic does it get?

https://archive.is/JBltu

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 

After the worst hack in healthcare history, stocks bottomed out at the same price as 6 months ago.

They’re looking to cut some operational costs in the States, and offshore those positions.

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?

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

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? 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 

https://rubengallego.house.gov/imo/media/doc/22724unitedhealthcyberattackletter.pdf

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.

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.

This was not from a phishing email. Wow blamed employees… that’s just awesome.

The ones directly related to the latest cyberattack mess.

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 

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 

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 

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

Is it normal for a LinkedIn profile to disappear?

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 

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 

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 

Where is sandeeps 100x philosophy now?

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 

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 

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.

they changed the status and now confuse all.

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 

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

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.