Several health systems have faced financial repercussions due to data breaches and cyberattacks. Here are is how much three health systems are paying to dispute them:
- Chicago-based CommonSpirit upped its current estimate of losses stemming from a cyberattack in October to $160 million when it released first-quarter results May 15. The original cost was estimated at $150 million, but the health system said it expects to recover most of the expenses.
- Worcester-based UMass Memorial Medical Center paid $1.2 million to settle a March 2022 lawsuit regarding a data breach of its payroll management system Kronos.
- Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based Advent Health agreed to pay $500,000 to settle a data breach lawsuit alleging that the health system failed to protect patients' confidential information after a September 2021 data breach.