NEW YORKâData breaches in healthcare are becoming more common and more expensive.
Last year, healthcare data breaches totaled 599, up 55.1% from 2019, according to a new Bitglass report. These breaches affected more than 26 million people, reported Med City News in its analysis.
Further, the average cost of a breach in healthcare has increased 10.5% from 2019 to 2020, the new report shows.
The cost per breached record also rose to $499 last year from $429 the year prior, a 16.3% jump. The report shows that hacking and IT incidents led to 67.3% of all healthcare breaches in 2020.