Breaches On Patient Privacy Case Study

Breaches on patient privacy is one of the fastest growing crimes in the country today (ITRC, 2015). Lack of security controls and administrative policies and procedures among healthcare providers are the basis for this growth. Many of these patients have no idea that their information has been compromised. Although the government continues to enforce fines and penalties, this has done little to reduce the number of breaches.

Problem

The problem consists due to of the lack of security controls, monitoring and protection of patient information could lead to a breach of patient information. This problem statement focuses on the continued of growth patient privacy breaches. Also, the correlation between the development of electronic capabilities

This study will explore the extent and damages the average patient encounters when their privacy has been breached. It will also explore the responsibility of the healthcare provider as well as the effect of government enforcement (HITECH, n.d.). Research has shown that many healthcare providers are reluctant to make the necessary investment into their organizations to protect the patient’s information. Although there are many approaches to research study methodologies, the quantitative research method was used for this study. The quantitative research method follows the principle where the collection of relative data and measurements are analyzed and results are developed (Sun et al., 2014). Utilizing the quantitative approach would allow the use of data that has been measured.

The qualitative approach is typically applied for evaluating the quality and approach toward the chosen measure of a study. In this scenario, it would be the healthcare providers focusing and consideration of the patient’s needs. In a qualitative study, there would be focus on the information about elements; that are more hypothetical and cannot be measured. The qualitative approach will rely on a certain amount of discernment. Furthermore, the qualitative research method is a very important part of a study because of the collection and analysis significance of a project (Cooper & Schindler,