Statement on the Change Healthcare Cyber Incident

As you may have heard, there was recently a cybersecurity incident involving Change Healthcare, a technology company that is part of Optum and owned by UnitedHealth Group.

At ColumbiaDoctors, the privacy and security of our patients’ health information are of paramount importance. In response to this incident, Columbia and our partner hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian, have taken immediate steps to safeguard our patients’ information. We want to assure you that patient care at Columbia’s practices has not been disrupted.

We will continue to monitor this situation and provide updates as they become available.

Thank you for trusting us with your care.

-The Team at ColumbiaDoctors