Health Data Breach Tracker/Monthly roundup
Biggest health data breaches: July 2012
In July 2012, 18 health data breaches affecting 500 or more people were reported to the HHS Office for Civil Rights, with a combined 63,595 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
63,595
Hacking or IT incidents
2
- 1NYU School of Medicine Faculty Group PracticeNY · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Jul 23, 20128,488
- 2EMCCT · Business Associate · Theft · Jul 30, 20127,461
- 3VNA Health Care Hartford HospitalCT · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Jul 31, 20127,461
- 4The Surgeons of Lake County, LLCIL · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Jul 25, 20127,067
- 5Jeffrey Paul Edelstein M.D.AZ · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Jul 27, 20124,800
- 6Molalla Family DentalOR · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident, Other, Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Jul 16, 20124,354
- 7Northwestern Memorial HospitalIL · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Jul 27, 20124,211
- 8Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterMA · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Jul 20, 20123,900
- 9Pamlico Medical Equipment LLCNC · Healthcare Provider · Loss · Jul 17, 20122,917
- 10Patterson Dental, Inc.MN · Business Associate · Loss, Unauthorized Access/Disclosure, Unknown · Jul 13, 20122,533
- 11Health Texas Provider Network - Cardiovascular Consultants of North TexasTX · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Jul 5, 20122,462
- 12Kindred Healthcare Inc d/b/a Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation-SellersburgIN · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Jul 25, 20121,504
- 13SwedishAmerican Health SystemIL · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Jul 12, 20121,500
- 14Visiting Nurse Services of IowaIA · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Jul 16, 20121,298
- 15Walgreen Co.IL · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Jul 30, 20121,240
- 16Hamner Square Dental, Privacy Manager BreachCA · Healthcare Provider · Loss, Theft, Unauthorized Access/Disclosure, Unknown · Jul 16, 20121,112
- 17Oregon Health & Science UniversityOR · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Jul 31, 2012702
- 18Sharon L. Rogers, Ph.D., ABPPTX · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Jul 3, 2012585