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Verisource Services Increases Data Breach Victim Count to 4 Million

The HIPAA Journal

Verisource Services, an employee benefits administration service provider, has determined that a previously announced data breach was far worse than initially thought and has affected up to 4 million individuals.The Houston, Texas-based company detected a hacking incident on February 28, 2024, that disrupted access to some of its systems.

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Ransomware Attack Severity Increased 68% in H1, 2024

The HIPAA Journal

The use of ransomware in cyberattacks decreased slightly in the first half of the year; however, the severity of ransomware attacks increased according to the 2024 Cyber Claims Report: Mid-Year Update from cyber insurance and security service provider Coalition. Users of FortioOS SSL VPNs were 2.8 times as likely to submit a claim.

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Primary care news round-up (19th December 2024 to 1st January 2025)

Practice Index

The BMA welcomed the news, signalling that the extra money might help to relieve the pressure that practices face from the National Insurance increase. is clear the system is broken, which is why we are slashing red tape, binning outdated performance targets, and instead freeing doctors up to do their jobs.

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What’s new across Practice Index – December 2024 roundup

Practice Index

Catch up with the last month of 2024 for anything you might have missed! While supporting practices to set up Holiday Manager, weve heard some questions that pop up again and again, so if youre thinking about starting 2025 with a better way of managing your leave, read on! Further updates can be found here.

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Primary care news round-up (31st October to 6th November 2024)

Practice Index

Backlash over new National Insurance costs The Government has faced a backlash after it failed to guarantee support for practices facing payment of the employers’ National Insurance increase. Alarm at latest tech outage Practices have called for more choice in IT following the latest problems with the EMIS systems.

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Georgia & Missouri Healthcare Providers Notify Patients About 2024 Hacking Incidents

The HIPAA Journal

The HIPAA Journal first reported a potential data breach in August 2024, after the RansomHub ransomware group added NeuroSav to its dark web data leak site. The post Georgia & Missouri Healthcare Providers Notify Patients About 2024 Hacking Incidents appeared first on The HIPAA Journal.

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A 2025 Subaru Forester, a Year at U-New Mexico, or a Health Plan for a Family of Four: the 2024 Milliman Medical Index

Health Populi

between 2023 and 2024, according to the 2024 Milliman Medical Index. The big number this year is $32,066, which is the cost of that employer-sponsored PPO for a family of 4 in 2024. Health care costs for an “average” person covered by an employer-sponsored PPO in the U.S.