Health Data Breach Tracker/Monthly roundup
Biggest health data breaches: October 2010
In October 2010, 10 health data breaches affecting 500 or more people were reported to the HHS Office for Civil Rights, with a combined 34,046 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
10
Individuals affected
34,046
Hacking or IT incidents
1
- 1Joseph A. Gagnon d/b/a Goldthwait AssociatesMA · Business Associate · Improper Disposal · Oct 1, 201011,000
- 2SW Seattle Orthopaedic and Sports MedicineWA · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 15, 20109,493
- 3Debra C. Duffy, DDSTX · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Oct 5, 20104,700
- 4Aspen Dental Care P.C.CO · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Oct 26, 20102,500
- 5Cumberland Gastroenterology, P.S.C.KY · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Oct 5, 20102,200
- 6Utah Department of Workforce ServicesUT · Business Associate · Other · Oct 13, 20101,298
- 7University of Arkansas for Medical SciencesAR · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Oct 18, 20101,000
- 8Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL) Medical and Dental Insurance PlanMD · Health Plan · Other · Oct 6, 2010692
- 9LoneStar Audiology GroupTX · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Oct 8, 2010585
- 10WESTMED Medical GroupNY · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Oct 5, 2010578