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Health Data Breach Tracker/Monthly roundup

Biggest health data breaches: July 2010

In July 2010, 23 health data breaches affecting 500 or more people were reported to the HHS Office for Civil Rights, with a combined 1,068,905 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

23

Individuals affected

1,068,905

Hacking or IT incidents

2

  1. 1Iron Mountain Data Products, Inc. (now known asPA · Business Associate · Loss · Jul 19, 2010800,000
  2. 2Governor's Office of Information TechnologyCO · Business Associate · Theft · Jul 9, 2010105,470
  3. 3WellPoint, Inc.IN · Health Plan · Hacking/IT Incident · Jul 30, 201031,700
  4. 4Care 1st Health PlanCA · Business Associate · Loss, Other · Jul 6, 201029,000
  5. 5The University of Texas at ArlingtonTX · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Jul 23, 201027,000
  6. 6Montefiore Medical CenterNY · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Jul 23, 201023,753
  7. 7Montefiore Medical CenterNY · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Jul 23, 201016,820
  8. 8Charles Mitchell MDTX · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Jul 28, 20106,873
  9. 9AetnaCT · Health Plan · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Jul 27, 20106,372
  10. 10SunBridge Healthcare CorporationNM · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Jul 8, 20103,830
  11. 11Matrix ImagingNY · Business Associate · Theft · Jul 30, 20102,631
  12. 12NYU Hospitals CenterNY · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Jul 7, 20102,563
  13. 13University of FloridaFL · Healthcare Provider · Other · Jul 8, 20102,047
  14. 14Baylor College of MedicineTX · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Jul 30, 20101,646
  15. 15Carolina Center for Development and RehabilitationNC · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Jul 30, 20101,590
  16. 16CenterstoneTN · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Jul 2, 20101,537
  17. 17Medina OB/GYN Associates, IncOH · Business Associate · Improper Disposal · Jul 23, 20101,200
  18. 18UnitedHealthcare Insurance CompanyMN · Business Associate · Other · Jul 17, 20101,097
  19. 19MercerMI · Business Associate · Loss · Jul 30, 20101,073
  20. 20Long Island Consultation CenterNY · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Jul 7, 2010800
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