Small medical practices will close because of Change cyberattack, says AMA

The ongoing impact of the February 21 Change Healthcare cyberattack and subsequent system outage threatens the sustainability of physician practices across the country, possibly resulting in closures, which could destabilize patient care in some areas, according to informal survey findings from the American Medical Association.

Practices of 10 physicians or less – the bulk of 1,400 survey respondents, or 78% – appear to be particularly hard hit, AMA said in an announcement last week, noting that, despite the challenges, practices …

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