Opening the Dialogue: Vendor Communication Can Help Contain Health Care Costs
Open communication among health fund vendors may help reduce waste and improve financial outcomes for plans.
July 20, 2021
Like many financial service companies, Ullico’s subsidiaries handle a high volume of sensitive customer data, including Protected Health Information (PHI). To protect customers, the company monitors its IT systems for both inadvertent data exposures and unauthorized attempts to access data. But the company’s data management tools and processes created an overwhelming number of alerts—including many false positives. Even non-sensitive data, like zip codes, were generating potential data loss events that needed review.
“We were bombarded with incidents and false positives,” said Marc Zinsmeister, Ullico Vice President and Chief Information Officer (CIO).
To protect customers, the company monitors its IT systems for both inadvertent data exposures and unauthorized attempts to access data.