Healthcare data breaches on the decline in March

The HIPAA Journal reported just 58 breaches in March – the lowest total for the month of March since 2022, and a 46% reduction from the 98 breaches reported in March 2023.

Relatedly, the number of individuals affected by healthcare data breaches is also on the decline, falling for the third straight month to just over 1.7 million people, a 23% reduction from February and a 43.8% reduction since January.

The number of affected individuals in March was 76.2% lower than the monthly average last year. Excluding the Change Healthcare breach – which was an outlier in terms of its size and impact – an average of almost 7.4 million people were affected by healthcare data breaches each month.

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