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Privacy data breaches on the rise in health care

Taking patient privacy seriously

· PRIVACY

SYDNEY -- 4 JUNE 2018 -- During Q1 of 2018, the health services sector accounted for "the largest proportion of eligible data breaches", at 24 percent of all Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB), according to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC). Human error was identified as the main cause of these breaches. Patient personal information, such as health information, contact information, financial details, identity and other sensitive information, is put at risk when a breach occurs. Calabash Solutions has expanded and will soon be offering to health services providers privacy compliance assessments and privacy training for health services workers. More information about our new offering and pricing schedule will be available here soon.