article_snippet.sent: That's according to a study that found almost 30 million health records nationwide were involved in criminal theft, malicious hacking or other data breaches over four years.
article_snippet.sent: a study that found almost 30 million health records didn't examine motives behind criminal breaches, or how stolen data might have been used, but cyber-security experts say thieves may try to use patients' personal information to fraudulently obtain medical services.
article_snippet.sent: A recently-published study that found millions of health records in the US were involved in criminal theft, malicious hacking or other data breaches over four years
article_snippet.sent: Hackings doubled during a study that found almost 30 million health records, from almost 5 percent of incidents in 2010 to almost 9 percent in 2013.
article_snippet.sent: a study that found almost 30 million health records demonstrates that data breaches have been and will continue to be a persistent threat to patients, clinicians, and health care systems,' Liu said.
article_snippet.sent: Over the four years, 949 data breaches were reported across the country.  
article_snippet.sent: Prominent cyberattacks affecting two health insurance giants happened after a study that found almost 30 million health records.
article_snippet.sent: Last May, a data breach hit Premera Blue Cross, affecting about 11 million customers and others.
article_snippet.sent: And between last December and late January, hackers accessed an Anthem Inc. database with information on nearly 80 million people.
highlights_snippet.sent: Almost 30 million health records nationwide were involved in criminal theft, malicious hacking or other data breaches over four years .
  