Health Data Breach Tracker/Monthly roundup
Biggest health data breaches: January 2010
In January 2010, 14 health data breaches affecting 500 or more people were reported to the HHS Office for Civil Rights, with a combined 73,508 individuals affected as reported. Theft was the most common breach type this month, and healthcare provider accounted for the most reports. Counts are as reported to OCR and may overlap across breaches; a listing does not imply wrongdoing.
Breaches reported
14
Individuals affected
73,508
Hacking or IT incidents
0
- 1Kaiser Permanente Medical Care ProgramCA · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Jan 12, 201015,500
- 2Merkle Direct MarketingMD · Business Associate · Theft · Jan 11, 201015,000
- 3Goodwill Industries of Greater Grand Rapids, Inc.MI · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Jan 15, 201010,000
- 4Ashley and Gray DDSMO · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Jan 19, 20109,309
- 5University of California, San FranciscoCA · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Jan 27, 20107,300
- 6Children's Medical Center of DallasTX · Healthcare Provider · Loss · Jan 18, 20103,800
- 7Service Benefits Plan Administrative Services CorpDC · Business Associate · Theft · Jan 8, 20103,400
- 8United Micro DataID · Business Associate · Theft · Jan 14, 20102,562
- 9Daniel J. Sigman MD PCMA · Business Associate · Theft · Jan 7, 20101,860
- 10Carle Clinic AssociationIL · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Jan 28, 20101,300
- 11Massachusetts Eye and Ear InfirmaryMA · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Jan 8, 20101,076
- 12ConcentraTX · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Jan 19, 2010900
- 13Advocate Health CareIL · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Jan 22, 2010812
- 14The Methodist HospitalTX · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Jan 25, 2010689