Question

Identify a recent breach of ethics in healthcare research. Describe which of the principles in the readings were breached. What safeguards could have been put into place to prevent the breach?

Answer 1

Two employees of the Minnesota Department of Human Services fell for phishing attacks which breached 21000 patient records over the course of more than 1month.The subsequent investigation could not determine whether the hackers we're able to access or copy the emails. Phishing attacks have plagued the health care sector throughout the year. Employee education helps staff better recognize these malicious emails. Detection is crucial when a hacker is successful which takes solid network monitoring and access control management tools.