CMS offers leniency to Kronos users impacted by ransomware attack
CMS offers leniency to Kronos users impacted by ransomware attack
Ultimate Kronos Group (UKG), a software used by SNFs for PBJ submission, was the victim of a ransomware attack on December 11, 2021. CMS announced it will not downgrade affected facilities that miss the February 14, 2022 PBJ submission deadline or submit incomplete information.
Impacted Kronos users need to contact CMS by March 1, 2022 with specific requested information as noted in the CMS memo below.
FROM
Celtic Consulting
PUBLISHED
February 3, 2022
SOURCE
Videtto, Lauren. “CMS Offers Leniency to Kronos Users Impacted by Ransomware Attack, Ahead of the 2/14/22 PBJ Submission Deadline.” Celtic Consulting, 3 Feb. 2022, www.celticconsulting.org/cms-offers-leniency-to-kronos-users-impacted-by-ransomware-attack-ahead-of-the-2-14-22-pbj-submission-deadline.
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