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We're just a few short months into 2016 and we've already seen a wide variety of healthcare organizations that have fallen victim to the types of devastating data breaches that are all too common in today's modern environment. By understanding a little bit more about the top 10 healthcare data breaches in the news this year, you can put yourself in a better position to learn from these situations and avoid them.
MedStar Health
On March 28, 2016, it was reported that a computer virus struck MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (along with other healthcare facilities in the region) and rendered many of their systems inoperative. This situation is still developing, but the FBI is currently investigating.
Prime Healthcare Services
The computer networks of two hospitals in the Prime Healthcare Services network in Southern California were hit by ransomware attacks at the end of March, 2016. This attack ended up costing the healthcare network $17,000.
Lincare
In early February, a federal judge ruled that healthcare provider Lincare had to pay $239,800 by way of a HIPAA violation for failing to safeguard patient information during a cyber attack that took place earlier in the year.
Centene
Insurance provider Centene suffered a unique type of data breach - one of their own design. They lost six full computer hard drives containing health records of more than 950,000 people.
Hospital for Special Surgery
The Hospital for Special Surgery in New York suffered an e-mail related data breach, exposing the healthcare records of 647 people to hackers.
Laborers Funds Administrative Office of Northern California
The Laborers Funds Administrative Office of Northern California suffered a data breach that was reported March 15, exposing health plan information for 2300+ people to external hackers.
JASACare
JASACare, a healthcare provider based out of New York, suffered a hacking incident in March 2016 that exposed the records of 1154 employees and patients.
21st Century Oncology
21st Century Oncology suffered a hacking incident at the beginning of March that compromised the records of 2.2 million people.
Walmart
The company that acts as a healthcare provider for full-time Walmart employees was hacked in early March 2016, exposing the private records of no less than 4800 people.
Eye Institute of Corpus Christi
The Eye Institute of Corpus Christi suffered a healthcare-related data theft incident in February of 2016, compromising the records of 43000 individuals.
One of the major ways to stay ahead of the curve and make sure that your own organization doesn't fall victim to these types of data breaches involves compliance. By investing in a secure, compliance file sharing and hosting service like Sharetru, you leverage all of the benefits of a technology like file sharing with none of the downsides. You don't have to chase productivity at the expense of security, you can officially have both at the same time.
