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Report: Healthcare accounts for 3 of the 6 worst data breaches in 2011

Data security breaches occur in every industry, but those in healthcare were particularly significant in 2011. Three of the six worst security breaches in the U.S. were in healthcare this year,

Health Net data breach analysis 'flawed,' SSNs exposed

A data breach affecting Health Net members is worse than originally thought; it involved more people and included more sensitive data than the insurer originally reported. IBM, which manages its

Blue Cross, Health Net allegedly conspire to underpay hospitals

Three insurers--Blue Cross of California, Health Net and Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Company--have been sued for a "scheme" to systematically underpay San Francisco General Hospital

Health Net (NYSE: HNT) Earnings Q1 2011

View Health Net's (NYSE: HNT) Q1 Earnings Report Highlights: The company suffered a $108 million net loss over Q1 2011, a loss of $1.16 per share, largely due a $177 million pretax

EHRs cited as data breaches continue upward climb

A move toward electronic health record (EHR) use by hospitals and provider organizations may be one of the top reasons behind the rising numbers of medical data breaches occurring across the country.

Health Net loses data on 2M policyholders

Health Net (NYSE: HNT) is under investigation after it lost nine computer drives containing Social Security numbers and other personal information on almost 2 million current or former members.

Health Net reports missing data two months later

Health Net, which provides health insurance to about 6 million people nationwide, came under fire this week for reporting the loss of nine server drives, which included patient and provider

Narrow network plans may help insurers' bottom line

An increasingly popular way to control rising healthcare costs has become so-called narrow network plans in which businesses and individuals get a sizeable break on their premiums by agreeing to only

Health Net (NYSE: HNT) Earnings Q4 2010

View Health Net's (NYSE: HNT) Q4 Earnings Report Highlights: Fourth quarter GAAP net income totaled $80.4 million, or $0.83 per diluted share, compared with a GAAP net loss of $45.2 million,

Health Net pays $55K fine for data breach involving 1.5M people

Health Net will pay $55,000 to settle a complaint that it didn't inform customers in Vermont that their personal information was lost along with an unencrypted computer hard drive. The