Fiscal Impact of Data Breaches on Health Care Providers

Who gathered the data? American Medical Association, IBM, Ponemon Assoc., American Dental Assoc.

What does the data say?

• 3 Alabama hospitals operating under emergency procedures since a cyberattack on Oct. 1
• Healthcare has the highest cost per record hacked
• More than $400 per consumer record cost to healthcare providers

Reasons healthcare data is sought by hackers?

• sold for insurance-fraud purposes
• used for extortion purposes against affected health organizations

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