Back to article: Test Your Hospital Safety and Security Knowledge with These 9 Questions Previous Next The correct answer is: d) $499 According to the US Department of Health and Human Services 2020 Healthcare Breach Report, the average cost per breached record increased from $429 in 2019 to $499 in 2020. This is significantly higher than the average cost of a breached record, which Ponemon Institute’s Cost of a Data Breach estimates as being $146. Previous Next