Have You Been Hacked—Yet?

If you think there seem to be more data breaches in health care these days, you are correct. In just the last three years, the volume and frequency of breaches have nearly doubled, from 368 in 2018 to 715 in 2021. And the nation is on track for more than 700 major health data security incidents this year (see Healthcare Data Breaches Doubled in 3 Years: Here’s Why).

As of November 10, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Breach Portal that tracks health data breaches affecting 500 or more individuals lists 595 breaches affecting more than 40 . . .