In the world of Health IT a breach in data can occur as a result of many factors human, or machine. Health organizations are required to report information breach as part of the HiTech Act. OIG and OCR Federal penalty and monetary fines apply which can be as low as $$100$ or as high as $$1000$ per case. The HIPAA "Wall of Shame" is made available by the Department of HHS and the Office of Civil Rights. Some of these data can be manipulated in a variety of ways, such as sorting by state or the type of breach.

$-$ Can this data be exported to Excel for a more in$-$depth analysis?

$-$ Do you see any patterns in the types of breach?

$-$ What is the biggest subject of breach?

$-$ What can be done to help minimize the incidence of breach?