Healthcare data breaches have been rising rapidly over the last decade. In the last few years, the world has experienced around 2,550 data breaches, with millions of records being affected. 510 healthcare data breaches were recorded in 2019 out of which 41.11 million records were stolen, disclosed or impermissibly exposed.
But have you ever thought why data breaches occur? Primary reasons for data breaches include improper disposal, data theft, mishandling of data, unauthorized access, data disclosure to third parties and hacking. These data breaches can have numerous dangerous outcomes and can be lifethreatening in some scenarios. So, now, the question is how to deal with healthcare data breaches.
The answer is HIPAA. You need HIPAA compliant software that complies with the HIPAA standard. First, you need to know what is HIPAA compliance.
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