Florida had more data breaches than any other state between July and September, according to the Q3 2018 Protenus Breach Barometer.
In the third quarter, the 117 health data breaches reported came from 39 states.
Here's where the most incidents were reported:
1. Florida: 11
2. California: 10*
3. Texas: 9
*Note: California often has more reported breaches, possibly due to a higher number of entities reporting, higher patient volume or more thorough reporting methods.
Protenus advises healthcare privacy offices to use technology to audit every attempt — malicious or not — to access patient data. "Full visibility into how their data is being accessed will help healthcare organizations prevent data breaches from wreaking havoc on their organization and the patients who trust them with their more sensitive information," the report said.