Four cybersecurity mistakes health plans make

It’s no secret that healthcare organizations are the most vulnerable and valuable when it comes to hackers. In the last five years, healthcare organization have seen a 125% increase in healthcare data breaches, according to a study released by the Ponemon Institute in May 2015.  The study also revealed that 91% of healthcare organizations and 59% of business associates that work with healthcare organizations have experienced a data breach in the past two years. In total, more than 7 million patient records were impacted by data breaches in 2013, according to Caradigm, which estimates that data breaches cost the healthcare system more than $5 billion a year. For the full article click here 

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