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More Than One-Third of Data Breaches Due to Third-Party Compromises

The HIPAA Journal

of all data breaches in 2024 originated from third-party compromises, up 6.5% Cl0p is by far the most prolific threat actor in this category due to the mass exploitation of vulnerabilities in third-party file transfer solutions. According to a recent report from SecurityScorecard, at least 35.5%

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Verizon 2024 DBIR: 70% of Healthcare Data Breaches Caused by Insiders

The HIPAA Journal

On May 1, 2024, the 2024 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report ( DBIR ) was released, which this year involved an analysis of a record number of security incidents (30,458), and more than double the number of confirmed data breaches as last year (10,626). Top causes of non-erro, non-misuse data breaches.

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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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Could your patient care process be simpler? A look at Valant’s EHR workflow for the busy clinician

Valant

Unbillable admin tasks outside of appointment times can eat up a shocking amount of your day. Request Pricing Streamlining the Patient Care Process with Valant’s EHR However, it’s not just the treatment phase that must become more efficient to free up your time. And much of that comes down to your EHR workflow.

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Optum: Testing Time for an Invisible Empire

The Healthcare Blog

An ill-starred Optum subsidiary, Change Healthcare, which suffered a catastrophic $100 billion cyberattack on February 21, 2024 that put most of the US health system on life support, put its parent company Optum in the headlines. It is a sprawling nationwide roll-up of healthcare assets. billion since 2019.

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HIPAA Violation Cases

The HIPAA Journal

OCR stepped up enforcement of compliance with the HIPAA Rules in 2016, more than doubling the number of financial penalties imposed. The following three years saw similar numbers of financial penalties; however, there was another major increase in HIPAA fines in 2020 when 19 HIPAA violation cases were settled with OCR.

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New Regulations on Health Care Transactions in California

Healthcare Law Insights blog

When approved, final regulations would be effective January 1, 2024. The law requires that OHCA receive 90 days’ advance notice of transactions intended to close on or after April 1, 2024, that affect health care services in California. The regulations have been proposed pursuant to California Health & Safety Code §§ 125507-125507.6,