The people at DataMotion, cloud based HISP providers, sent me the following infographic covering the HIPAA data breaches. It’s a good reminder of the potential for data breaches in healthcare. As Marc Probst recently suggested, we should be focusing as much attention on things like security as we are on meaningful use since the penalties for a HIPAA violation are more than the meaningful use penalties.
Are You A Sitting Duck for HIPAA Data Breaches? – Infographic
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Just reading about the data breach at Brigham & Women’s Hospital as doctor had his laptop and cell phone stolen in a robbery. How appropo this infographic although the doctors tools were encrypted he was forced to give the passcodes:
http://www.myfoxboston.com/story/27410047/brigham-womens-warning-of-privacy-breach-after-laptop-stolen