Staying afloat in the digital age — 4 things to know

The number of data breaches in the United States rose 40 percent from 2010 to 2014, costing the healthcare system a substantial amount of time and money, according to U.S. News & World Report.

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Here are four things to know:

 

1. On average, it takes 200 hours to solve a data breach and nearly $13,000 per person affected to resolve the breach.

 

2. Healthcare systems run the risk of alienating patients when they encounter a data breaches.

 

3. Some healthcare systems are organizing privacy policies around employee behavior rather than technology. If a health system encounters a data breach, an employee in the affected department may undergo further education on patient privacy.

 

4. Various healthcare systems utilize a non-punitive approach toward those employees who report a potential breach. Detroit-based Henry Ford System witnessed a 30 percent increase in incident reporting every year when they adopted this approach.

 

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