Data security breaches have been noted to be one of the biggest threats to health care confidential information. In most cases, these incidences expose the data without the patient’s authorization. One of such worst occasions occurred at Trinity Health Care Center. The month of September last year was one of the worst months for the institution (Williams et al., 2020). The organization database vendor, Blackbaud, informed the health care system that they had been a victim of cyber-crime. The unknown hacker had accessed the database and obtained patients’ critical information, such as email addresses, security numbers, and income information.
The Trinity Health Care Center data breach is regarded as one of the high-profile incidents, as it affected 1,045,2 70 patients. These victims were traumatized, stressed, and bitter about how their sensitive personal information was handled at the instituting (Williams et al., 2020). In their opinion, they felt that health care data management personnel had been careless with such sensitive materials. They felt that the institution was directly liable for any loss that they may have incurred as a result of the hacking. On the other hand, the data management department part of the organization felt that it had failed in its role of data protection. They realized that their action had far-reaching consequences not only for the patients but also for the institution as a whole.
One of the measures that the institution has adopted to prevent the possible reoccurrence of data breaches is the deployment of the best security measures. By building the right architecture, the institution has managed to prevent possible cyber-attacks. The adoption of the new formats has not only succeeded not only to prevent but also to inform the managers of possible strikes.
References
Williams, C. M., Chaturvedi, R., & Chakravarthy, K. (2020). Cybersecurity risks in a pandemic.Journal of medical Internet research, 22(9), 23-692. Web.