OCR Ransomware Settlement #21: OCR recently entered into a settlement agreement with OSF Health System in Illinois and Michigan regarding a ransomware event that affected 54,000 patients. OCR fined the entity $500,000, and OCR will specially monitor OSF for 2 years to ensure HIPAA compliance.
Guess what the primary HIPAA failure of OSF was? As usual, the lack of a sufficient security risk analysis is the leading charge, along with the failure to provide timely notice to affected individuals or OCR.