Health care news from around the web: April 29 – May 3, 2024

Kaiser exposed up to 13.4M plan member records to third parties 

The largest data breach reported so far this year comes as regulators reconsider healthcare’s use of tracking technologies. 

FTC makes changes to healthcare breach reporting 

The Federal Trade Commission made changes to the Health Breach Notification Rule as it aims to better address the evolving landscape of health technology. 

Are CMS risk-based surveys enough to address the downfall of survey delays? 

The CMS announced the testing of a risk-based survey streamlining the standard recertification process for high-performing nursing homes. This appears to be a direct response to surveyor staffing shortages along with the absence of a budget increase to acquire the additional necessary staff. 

Over 20% of health care bankruptcies last year were linked to private equity: report 

Another wave of private equity-backed bankruptcies is expected this year, according to the Private Equity Stakeholder Project.