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2012 HIPAA Violations and Audits

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Last updated: July 5, 2012 12:09 pm
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In August, I wrote a blog post on 2011 HIPAA Violations and Audits and created an infographic representing the type of breach by percentages. Now over a year later, it’s time for an update on the distribution of breach types.

April Sage, Online Tech Director of Healthcare Vertical and Marketing compiled the following statistics from HHS’s infamous Wall of Shame (website posting of all unencrypted breaches affecting over 500 individuals):

In August, I wrote a blog post on 2011 HIPAA Violations and Audits and created an infographic representing the type of breach by percentages. Now over a year later, it’s time for an update on the distribution of breach types.

April Sage, Online Tech Director of Healthcare Vertical and Marketing compiled the following statistics from HHS’s infamous Wall of Shame (website posting of all unencrypted breaches affecting over 500 individuals):

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  • 39.1% Theft
  • 36.3% Loss
  • 9.4% Unknown
  • 8.6% Hacking/IT Incident
  • 5.8% Unauthorized Access
  • 0.8% Improper Disposal
2012 HIPAA Violations Update

2012 HIPAA Violations Update


While the greatest type of breach involved theft, what type of media was involved in the breach? Somewhat surprising is the prevalence of backup tapes, ranking the highest at 32.6%.

Next up was EMRs (electronic medical record systems) at 13.9%, and close behind in third came network servers at 13.1%. Other types of media involved included:

  • 12.7% Computer
  • 10.4% Laptop
  • 8.4% Electronic Device
  • 5.3% Desktop Computer
  • 3.5% Paper

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