Healthcare data breaches have doubled in 3 years: 5 things to know

Over the past three years, healthcare data breaches have almost doubled, rising from 368 in 2018 to 715 in 2021. These breaches, affecting more than the US population since 2009, are disrupting IT systems, impacting patient care, and resulting in significant legal costs for health systems, such as a $112 million cost for Scripps Health in 2021.