Analysis of 735 HIPAA Breach Filings Shows 301.8 Million Individuals Affected
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Summary
Analysis of 735 HIPAA breach filings from HHS Office for Civil Rights reveals 301.8 million individuals affected in aggregate, with Change Healthcare's 192.7 million breach dominating the total. The article clarifies what this aggregate number means and doesn't mean, emphasizing methodological precision when discussing healthcare data breaches at public health scale.
Key quotes
· 4 pulled301,768,951 individuals affected across 735 HHS OCR breach filings
The single largest filing is Change Healthcare at 192.7 million affected individuals
That distinction matters. The number is still severe, but precision about methodology is essential when discussing public-health-scale breaches
What this number is, and what it is not
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