Data Breach in the Healthcare System: Enhancing Data Security

Introduction

The term “data breach” refers to a security lapse in which unauthorized people copy, hack, view, or access sensitive data. Data is a crucial consideration when determining the needs of a business in today's technology world. Government, healthcare, financial services, insurance, and other large-scale industries, as well as smaller ones like social media, have all experienced data breaches on a regular basis and are subject to severe repercussions as a result. With some technical measures, this kind of data breach is stopped. Hackers can access via bluetooth, text messaging, the internet, or any online services we utilize. One may be online or offline, it makes no difference to them. The two primary sources of data breaches are technological flaws and user behavior. Because of the stored sensitive data, the health care industry consistently ranks among the top five according to statistics of data breaches in various industries. There are numerous websites accessible for reporting the most recent data breaches in order to aid healthcare organizations in bolstering their cyber resilience.

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is in charge of the administration's health IT initiatives and serves as a resource for the entire healthcare system. It supports the use of health information technology and the creation of a national, standardised health information exchange in an effort to enhance healthcare. Organizationally, ONC is housed under the Office of the Secretary of the U.S. Department of State. Data breaches frequently require more than a few password changes to be fixed. The reputation, wealth, and other things of an individual or group could suffer long-term as a result of a data leak. Particularly for for-profit businesses, a data breach can have disastrous effects on a company's reputation and financial health. One example of a company that has experienced a data breach is Equifax, another is Target. And now, rather than recalling those companies for their actual business operations, more people link or associate those companies with the incidence of the data breach. Compromised data may expose extremely private information to third parties for government agencies. Armed conflict, shady political dealings, and knowledge of vital national infrastructure are all potential threats to a government and its citizens. Prior to data protection, new technologies are evolving more quickly. The increase in data breaches is also caused by the usage of digital tools, features, and products with insufficient security testing. Data breaches are becoming more common as a result of certain individuals' bad digital practices. Individuals who are the victims of data breaches are at serious risk from identity theft. Data leaks can reveal anything, including banking and social security details. Once they get these details, a criminal can commit any kind of fraud using your name as a cover. Combating identity theft, which can harm your credit and get you in trouble with the law, is difficult. Breaches are widely observed in the healthcare sector.Based on the problems formulated (McLeod & Dolezel, 2018), the objectives are promoting consistency in how the healthcare organizations handle data; Keep the data safe, yet easy enough accessible to users (Patients and Doctors); Setting the risk tolerance among the organization; To prevent and detect fraud access; Ensuring confidentiality of patient and organization data; Promoting knowledge about data security among people; Promoting the idea of pre-planned methods for data security among the healthcare organization and to enhancing data security at certain periods; The main objective of this article is to advance Data Security in software used in the domain of Healthcare and to make use of Electronic Health Records in an efficient way; Enabling quick and safe access to patient records for more coordinated, efficient care; Ensuring data security that should tackle the vulnerability.