Cyberattacks Plague the Health Industry. Critics Call Feds’ Response Feeble and Fractured.

It will take months to be able to calculate the total loss of this downtime

Central Oregon Pathology Consultants has been in business for nearly 60 years, offering molecular testing and other diagnostic services east of the Cascade Range.

Beginning last winter, it operated for months without being paid, surviving on cash on hand, practice manager Julie Tracewell said. The practice is caught up in the aftermath of one of the most significant digital attacks in American history: the February hack of payments manager Change Healthcare.

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