Study Says Paper Records is Most Common Type of Data Breach in Hospitals
Paper and film records are the most common location of data breaches in hospitals, according to a study published in The American Journal of Managed Care.
Researchers analyzed statistics on data breaches reported to the HHS Office of Civil Rights from 2009 to 2016, alongside hospital characteristics from the Health Information Management Systems Society and the American Hospital Association databases. All healthcare data breaches reported to the OCR affected more than 500 patients.