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Ponemon Benchmark Study on Patient Data Security Practices

Benchmark Study on Patient Privacy and Data Security

Ponemon Institute, November 2010

This study was created to understand healthcare providers' patient privacy practices and their experience in dealing with the loss or theft of patient information in light of the new requirements mandated by the HITECH Act. Our study found that data breaches are a frequent occurrence at health care organizations – threatening patient privacy and leaving health care organizations with a heavy financial burden.

Download Complimentary Study Here (registration required)

Dr. Larry Ponemon, Chairman and Founder of the Ponemon Institute and Rick Kam, President and Co-Founder of ID Experts presented the far-reaching results of this study in a webinar on Tuesday, November 16, 2010.

View the Webinar Here 

 

For Media Purposes

If you're with the media and would like to receive the Benchmark Study on Patient Privacy and Data Security or would like to arrange an interview, please contact Kelly Stremel (kellys@mackenzie-marketing.com) or Lisa MacKenzie (lisam@mackenzie-marketing.com), MacKenzie Marketing Group, phone: 503-225-0725

Press Release:

New Ponemon Institute Study Finds Data Breaches Cost Hospitals $6 Billion; Patient Privacy in Jeopardy

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Top Risks Patients Face When Their Data is Breached