McKnight’s Senior Living September 15, 2023
When it comes to data breaches, the healthcare sector is far from the worst industry affected. But it still has experienced hundreds of troubling data leaks — including the most expensive — over the past few years, a new report shows.
Protecting data security has become a growing concern within senior living and care and healthcare organizations in general, as telehealth and telemedicine providers have risen as strategic tools even after the pandemic.
In addition, tools such as artificial intelligence have become much more common in healthcare spaces to assist with administrative tasks, or, in the case of long-term care, help monitor residents.
Over the past four years, the number of data breaches in healthcare is less than half...