Health Data Breach Tracker/Monthly roundup
Biggest health data breaches: March 2012
In March 2012, 18 health data breaches affecting 500 or more people were reported to the HHS Office for Civil Rights, with a combined 95,438 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
18
Individuals affected
95,438
Hacking or IT incidents
0
- 1T&P Consulting, INC. d/b/a Quantum Health ConsultingPR · Business Associate · Theft · Mar 12, 201227,098
- 2Indiana Internal Medicine ConsultantsIN · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Mar 9, 201220,000
- 3T & P Consulting, Inc. d/b/a Quantum Health ConsultingPR · Business Associate · Theft · Mar 12, 201210,000
- 4Quantum Health ConsultingPR · Business Associate · Theft · Mar 13, 20127,923
- 5T&P Consulting, INC DBA Quantum HCPR · Business Associate · Theft · Mar 15, 20127,606
- 6Quantum Health ConsultingPR · Business Associate · Theft · Mar 12, 20124,645
- 7Caremark PCS Health, L.L.C. (formerly known as Caremark PCS Health, L.P.)IL · Business Associate · Other · Mar 23, 20123,482
- 8Anchorage Community Mental Health Services Inc.AK · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Mar 3, 20122,743
- 9Jeremaih J. Twomey, F.A.C.P., P.A.TX · Business Associate · Theft · Mar 2, 20122,559
- 10Baylor Heart and Vascular Center, LLPTX · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Mar 16, 20121,972
- 11Kern Medical CenterCA · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Mar 12, 20121,431
- 12Duke University Health SystemNC · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Mar 23, 20121,370
- 13Robley Rex VA Medical CenterKY · Healthcare Provider · Other · Mar 6, 20121,182
- 14Advanced Clinical Research InstituteCA · Health Plan · Theft · Mar 14, 2012875
- 15Chicago Muscoskeletal InstituteIL · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Mar 23, 2012750
- 16St. Joseph's Medical CenterCA · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Mar 29, 2012712
- 17William F. DeLuca Jr., M.D.NY · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Mar 13, 2012577
- 18Georgia Health Sciences UniversityGA · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Mar 15, 2012513