Healthcare IT Today November 4, 2024
The following is a guest article by Jim Bohnsack, Chief Strategy Officer at Aspirion
Every few seconds, someone’s private data gets stolen. In 2023, there were 2,365 cyberattacks, which amounted to a 72% increase in data breaches since 2021, the previous all-time record. Due to the particularly sensitive nature of the data they house, and its value on the black market, healthcare systems are a common target of hackers, with 725 data breaches reported in 2023.
When systems go dark at a hospital due to a cyber attack, the effects ripple far beyond the IT department. The ransomware attack on Change Healthcare earlier this year upended the healthcare industry for months, with hospitals and physicians unable to submit claims...
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