Data security is the biggest challenge in the healthcare industry.<\/p>\n
The largest medical health record <\/span>breach<\/span><\/a> ever in history was that of the health insurance company Anthem in 2015, where data of 79 million patients was compromised.<\/span><\/p>\n More than <\/span>41.4 million<\/span><\/a> patient record breaches were reported in the United States alone in 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n In 2020, medical details of over <\/span>120 million<\/span><\/a> Indian patients were leaked and made freely available online.<\/span><\/p>\n Considering the magnitude of the problem, it is important for healthcare providers and other covered entities to set and abide by certain parameters of how they access, maintain, and share medical data.<\/p>\n