Table 5.
Type of Healthcare Data Breaches.
| Year | Disclosure Types | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hacking/IT Incidents | Unauthorized Access/Disclosure (Internal) | Theft/Loss | Improper Disposal | |
| 2010 | 8 | 8 | 148 | 10 |
| 2011 | 17 | 27 | 136 | 7 |
| 2012 | 16 | 25 | 138 | 8 |
| 2013 | 25 | 64 | 150 | 13 |
| 2014 | 35 | 76 | 143 | 12 |
| 2015 | 57 | 101 | 105 | 6 |
| 2016 | 113 | 129 | 78 | 7 |
| 2017 | 147 | 128 | 73 | 11 |
| 2018 | 158 | 143 | 55 | 9 |
| 2019 | 274 | 142 | 51 | 7 |
| Total | 850 | 843 | 1077 | 90 |