Healthcare organizations grapple with data breaches, lawsuits

Several U.S. health care organizations recently have disclosed data breaches, potentially affecting thousands of individuals. On Monday, the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing announced the protected health information of individuals from 1,622 households might have been compromised after a technical glitch sent letters to the wrong recipients, Clinical Innovation & Technology reports. According to Health Data Management, the glitch occurred when Deloitte -- under a contract to handle mailings with the Colorado Office of Information Technology -- updated the state's benefits management system.