Hackers Have You In Their Sights

We hear about cybercrime in the retail and banking sectors nearly every day. But the health care field is not immune to these types of breaches. Far from it. In July, the federal government reported that nearly four million patients had their data compromised (see Nearly 4M Patients Hit In Healthcare Breaches Reported Last Month) in 61 different data breaches.

Data breaches come with a high price tag. On the non-monetary side, there is loss of trust from consumers and health plans. There is the trauma of bad press and negative consumer communication. And on the monetary side, the . . .