Health Data Breach Tracker/Monthly roundup
Biggest health data breaches: September 2011
In September 2011, 21 health data breaches affecting 500 or more people were reported to the HHS Office for Civil Rights, with a combined 59,062 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
21
Individuals affected
59,062
Hacking or IT incidents
3
- 1Fairview Health ServicesMN · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Sep 27, 201114,623
- 2North Memorial Health CareMN · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Sep 27, 20119,497
- 3Benefits Administration Services, Inc.VA · Business Associate · Loss · Sep 22, 20114,000
- 4NEA Baptist ClinicAR · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Sep 7, 20113,116
- 5Living Healthy Community ClinicWI · Business Associate · Hacking/IT Incident · Sep 13, 20113,000
- 6NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases Inventory Management DepartmentNY · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Sep 26, 20112,600
- 7John T. Melvin, M.D.& AssociatesTX · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Sep 14, 20112,541
- 8Bonney Lake Medical Center and Mythili R. Ramachandran, MDWA · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Sep 21, 20112,367
- 9MAPFRE LifePR · Health Plan · Theft · Sep 29, 20112,209
- 10Jonathan Noel MDIN · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Sep 8, 20112,059
- 11Centro de Ortodoncia Inc.PR · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Sep 13, 20112,000
- 12Muir Orthopaedic Specialists, A Medical Group Inc.CA · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Sep 7, 20111,800
- 13VA Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care SystemMS · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Sep 20, 20111,797
- 14Texas Health and Human Services CommissionTX · Health Plan · Theft · Sep 9, 20111,696
- 15Freda J Bowman MD PATX · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident, Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Sep 20, 20111,300
- 16Health Texas Provider NetworkTX · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Sep 23, 20111,259
- 17Diversified Resources, Inc.GA · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Sep 15, 2011863
- 18Summit Medical Group, PLLCTN · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Sep 28, 2011731
- 19FIRST PRIORITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANYPA · Business Associate · Theft, Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Sep 28, 2011579
- 20VA Illiana Health Care SystemIL · Healthcare Provider · Loss · Sep 23, 2011518