INTERIM 2015 Health Care Data Breaches Leaked 112 Million Health Records. 3 Points to Know.

  • Health care comapnies are required by HIPPA to report breaches 
  • The federal government publishes breach information. Check out: Office of Civil Rights (OCR) under Health and Human Services
  • 90% of health care breaches in 2015 were the result of a Hacking/IT Incident

Remember when Texas passed laws to go above and beyond over HIPPA? Look for it in health care data protection too.

Forbes | Data Breaches In Healthcare Totaled Over 112 Million Records In 2015