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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