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Waldemar W Koczkodaj1, Jolanta Masiak2, Mirosław Mazurek3
1Computer Sciences, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Canada.
Iranian Journal of Public Health
|June 18, 2019
Summary
Over 173 million individuals experienced health data breaches since 2009, impacting over half the US population. This analysis highlights the escalating scale of healthcare data security incidents.
Area of Science:
- Health Informatics
- Data Security
- Public Health
Background:
- Data from the Office for Civil Rights, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), indicates significant security breaches.
- Since October 2009, over half of the US population may have been affected by these breaches.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze the scope and trends of health data breaches in the USA.
- To quantify the number of individuals affected and the frequency of breaches.
Main Methods:
- Statistical analysis utilizing R package.
- Visualizations including categorized histograms (bar charts by location and breach type) and tables.
- Analysis of data from October 2009 to June 2017.
Main Results:
- Evidence of health data breaches occurring at an unprecedented scale.
- Medical records of at least 173 million people have been compromised since October 2009.
- These breaches may have adversely affected over 50% of the US population.
Conclusions:
- The findings underscore the critical need for robust data protection measures in healthcare.
- Public care authorities are encouraged to develop and enforce similar regulations to the USA.
- Preventing data breaches requires significant time, financial resources, and public education.
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