MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT: Defending Our Facilities Against Data Breaches

Message from the President

Amanda Hawkins, RN, CASC, CAIP

 

Defending Our Facilities Against Data Breaches

Since January this year, healthcare organizations across the country posted 337 breaches of protected health information (PHI) affecting 500 or more individuals. Consistent with previous time periods, the vast majority of the breaches—95 percent in the first half of 2022—were caused by unauthorized access or hacking.

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