Evaluation of Causes of Protected Health Information Breaches

JAMA Intern Med. 2019 Feb 1;179(2):265-267. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.5295.

Authors

John Xuefeng Jiang¹, Ge Bai²

Affiliations

¹ Michigan State University, Broad College of Business, East Lansing.
² The Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, Washington, DC.

Abstract

This study evaluates the internal and external sources of and preventive steps for data breaches in health care organizations from 2009 to 2017.

MeSH terms

Computer Security / standards*
Computer Security / statistics & numerical data
Confidentiality / standards*
Electronic Health Records / organization & administration*
Electronic Health Records / statistics & numerical data
Humans
Quality of Health Care / organization & administration
Risk Management / organization & administration*
Risk Management / statistics & numerical data
United States