If you look at the details of the post, it wasn't the hospital but the billing department that was shut down. Rest of the hospital was fine.
So in theory the hospital could have operated but they couldnt bill insurers or government entities.
I'm looking forward to the day that AI replaces the meatsacks in these departments for how awful and poorly run they typically are.
>it wasn't the hospital but the billing department that was shut down. Rest of the hospital was fine. So in theory the hospital could have operated but they couldnt bill insurers or government entities.
A ransomware attack hit SMP Health in 2021. The attack halted the hospital’s ability to submit claims to insurers, Medicare or Medicaid for months, sending it into a financial spiral, Burt said.
So, they struggled to handle this for two years before they finally shut down.
This ransomware attack happened in 2021, and they were unable to bill Medicare and insurers for months. This is just like any other hospital closing for financial reasons
I'm looking forward to the day that AI replaces the meatsacks in these departments for how awful and poorly run they typically are.