title: A guide to California's breaches. First year of state reporting requirement reveals common privacy violations.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: chris.dimick@ahima.org
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dimick
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D019221:Mandatory Reporting; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*