ArticleJAMIA open2018
Health IT, hacking, and cybersecurity: national trends in data breaches of protected health information.
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Abstract
objectiveThe rapid adoption of health information technology (IT) coupled with growing reports of ransomware, and hacking has made cybersecurity a priority in health care. This study leverages federal data in order to better understand current cybersecurity threats in the context of health IT. MATERIALS AND
methodsRetrospective observational study of all available reported data breaches in the United States from 2013 to 2017, downloaded from a publicly available federal regulatory database.
resultsThere were 1512 data breaches affecting 154 415 257 patient records from a heterogeneous distribution of covered entities ( DISCUSSION AND
conclusionDespite making up less than 25% of all breaches, hacking was responsible for nearly 85% of all affected patient records. As medicine becomes increasingly interconnected and informatics-driven, significant improvements to cybersecurity must be made so our health IT infrastructure is simultaneously effective, safe, and secure.
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