Health Data Breach Tracker/Monthly roundup
Biggest health data breaches: September 2012
In September 2012, 11 health data breaches affecting 500 or more people were reported to the HHS Office for Civil Rights, with a combined 106,332 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
11
Individuals affected
106,332
Hacking or IT incidents
2
- 1University of MiamiFL · Healthcare Provider · Other, Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Sep 7, 201264,846
- 2The Feinstein Institute for Medical ReserchNY · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Sep 14, 201213,000
- 3BHcare, IncCT · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Sep 14, 20125,827
- 4Ecco Health, LLCNV · Business Associate · Loss · Sep 14, 20125,713
- 5Valley Plastic Surgery, P.C.VA · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Sep 13, 20124,873
- 6St. Therese Medical Group, IncCA · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Sep 17, 20123,031
- 7Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Community Based ServicesKY · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Sep 19, 20122,500
- 8Cox HealthMO · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Sep 17, 20122,435
- 9University of New Mexico Health Sciences CenterNM · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Sep 12, 20122,365
- 10Charlotte Clark-Neitzel, MDWA · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Sep 7, 2012942
- 11Sierra Plastic SurgeryNV · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident, Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Sep 5, 2012800