A guide to California's breaches. First year of state reporting requirement reveals common privacy violations.
Effective January 1, 2009, California healthcare providers were required to report every breach of patient information to the state. They have sent a flood of mishaps and a steady stream of malicious acts.
Dimick
Chris
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chris.dimick@ahima.org
D002140:California; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D019221:Mandatory Reporting; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*