Several health systems have faced financial repercussions due to data breaches and cyberattacks. Here is how much three health systems are paying to dispute them:
- Marietta (Ohio) Health, which operates as Memorial Health System, has agreed to pay $1.75 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that the health system failed to protect patients' health information during a 2021 data breach.
- Seymour, Ind.-based Schneck Medical Center has reached a $250,000 agreement with Indiana after the state filed a lawsuit against the health system for a 2021 cyberattack.
- Knoxville-based East Tennessee Children's Hospital agreed to pay $1.55 million to resolve claims that it failed to protect patient information in a March 2022 data breach.
The lawsuit settlements come as Bloomberg Law reported that the monthly average of class-action lawsuits filed over health data breaches has nearly doubled since 2022.