Technology has provided many advantages to the healthcare sector, such as allowing better collaboration between providers, patient’s records being more accessible during care, and more. But one of the downsides is that some healthcare systems have been shown vulnerable to attack - specifically, cyber-hacking. Some of the better-known incidents in recent history were the data breaches at Anthem, Premera, and UCLA Health. Let’s take a look at why these breaches are particularly nasty, and what private medical practices can do to avoid them.
