NACHC reached out to health centers and related organizations affected by the cybersecurity attack to gather insights into the challenges faced by staff in maintaining patient care and administrative operations. This brief survey is intended to supplement existing impact information to better understand the ongoing effects of the cyberattack.
Key Findings
- 77% of health centers report that they were negatively impacted by the cybersecurity breach.
- An average 15% of health center patients have been directly affected by the breach. Health centers collectively serve over 31.5 million Americans.
- 62% of health centers have patients who were affected by a delay in access to care due to inability to obtain prior authorization, service interruption, or went without needed medications.
- 12% report that access to discounted medication or health care services has been affected.
- One in five health centers (20%) have had over half (50%) of their revenue impacted by the breach.
