Here’s how many patients were affected in hacking or IT incidents at healthcare providers, plans or clearinghouses for each month of 2018, according to the OCR’s breach portal. The month listed refers to when the incident was submitted to the civil rights office.
January: 452,608
February: 153,439
March: 137,047
April: 179,065
May: 748,883
June: 323,392
To access the OCR’s breach portal, click here.
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