Risk Management

Health insurance company said an unauthorized party gained access to its sales contact sheets and exposed, medical data, Social Security numbers.

As data theft, ransomware, network attacks and accidental privacy violations continue to plague healthcare organizations of all sizes, HHS Office for Civil Rights has announced plans to devote more resources to investigating smaller breaches.

A preliminary analysis by from the CVS Health Research Institute in fact shows that payers could save approximately $38 to $63 million per 100,000 members.

Instead of the usual "deny-and-defend" approach, they are revamping their policies to be more open.

The computer virus has evolved and is targeting hospitals with a massive campaign.

Following a data breach that compromised the medical information of hundreds of thousands of patients, Athens Orthopedic Clinic says they cannot pay for credit monitoring for those affected.

Personal information of more than 650,000 Bon Secours patients - including names, insurance identification numbers, banking information, social security numbers and some clinical data - was left exposed on the internet for four days this spring by a business associate of the hospital system.

Newkirk Products, a provider of identification cards for insurance carriers, including BlueCross BlueShield, on Friday reported a data breach that may have exposed the personal information of 3.3 million members of insurance plans.

Advocate Health Care Network will pay $5.5 million to settle with the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights regarding multiple potential HIPAA violations that involved electronic protected health information, HHS announced.

Banner Health revealed that hackers may have accessed the healthcare, payment and health plan information of up to 3.7 million individuals.