The average cost of a breach for payers over that period was $5.39 million, according to the study.
LexisNexis Risk Solutions surveyed 41 of the top 100 healthcare payers, which are health plan providers such as UnitedHealth, Aetna and Humana.
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Half of Healthcare Payers Faced Breach in Last Five Years: Study
A new study from LexisNexis Risk Solutions has found that 49% of healthcare payers said they experienced a data breach incident over the past five years. So reports Becker’s Payer Issues.
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