PARCA eNews – Sep. 23, 2016 – More than 5 million healthcare records may have been compromised in data breaches reported to the Office for Civil Rights in August and September.
The list of 30 breaches from Aug. 1 to Sept. 23 included breach types ranging from unauthorized access, to outside hacking and included accidental loss as well as theft.
The top three breaches in terms of number of records compromised were reported by Banner Health, AZ (3.6 million), Valley Anesthesiology Consultants, AZ (882,590) and Bon Secours Health System, Inc. MD (651,971).
The report is compiled by the OCR for the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as required by the HITECH Act.
Cyber criminals are mainly focusing on healthcare sector recently.Healthcare providers must consider data protection for all connected devices hold by employees working both onsite and in the field. These devices create new entry points for attackers.Most of the data breaches occurs due to employee error/negligence.One of the best practice to avoid data breach is provide training and orientation to employees on cybersecurity.Cybersecurity related online communities become a good reference for employees to get more information. I would like to suggest Opsfolio.com, an online community for those involved with healthcare cyber security, which is a right guide for me to get healthcare cybersecurity informations.
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