Developing Robust Data Management Strategies for Unprecedented Challenges to Healthcare Information

Abstract

Healthcare organizations face unprecedented challenges of developing robust data management strategies to safeguard against the loss of consumers’ personal, medical, and financial information. Although experts have developed frameworks to decrease the risks of breaches, organizations and consumers remain vulnerable. Based on a review of the literature the authors concluded that healthcare organizations and government officials must take the necessary steps to bridge gaps posing significant risk to the electronic health information of consumers. This paper explores data breaches in healthcare based on the sources of breaches, governmental regulations, financial impact, while recommending improvement tactics focused on detection, mitigation, and prevention.