Health Data Breach Tracker/Monthly roundup
Biggest health data breaches: October 2012
In October 2012, 16 health data breaches affecting 500 or more people were reported to the HHS Office for Civil Rights, with a combined 268,543 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
16
Individuals affected
268,543
Hacking or IT incidents
2
- 1Alere Home Monitoring, IncCA · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Oct 18, 2012116,506
- 2Apria Healthcare, Inc.CA · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Oct 10, 201265,700
- 3Blount Memorial Hospital, IncTN · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Oct 17, 201227,799
- 4L.A. Care Health PlanCA · Health Plan · Other · Oct 22, 201218,000
- 5PST Services, IncGA · Business Associate · Improper Disposal · Oct 8, 201213,074
- 6Gulf Coast Health Care Services IncFL · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident, Theft, Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Oct 15, 201213,000
- 7Coastal home Respiratory, LLPGA · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Oct 18, 20123,440
- 8Logan Community Resources, Inc.IN · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 23, 20122,900
- 9Alexander J. Tikhtman, M.D.KY · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Oct 12, 20122,376
- 10SwedishAmerican Health SystemIL · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Oct 26, 20121,500
- 11Philip P Corneliuson, DDS, INC.CA · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Oct 22, 2012980
- 12CVS CaremarkRI · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Oct 26, 2012955
- 13Waipahu Aloha Clubhouse, Privacy Manager BreachHI · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Oct 31, 2012674
- 14First Step Counseling, Inc.NJ · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Oct 23, 2012638
- 15Health Care Service CorporationIL · Health Plan · Theft · Oct 26, 2012501
- 16Memorial HospitalOH · Healthcare Provider · Improper Disposal · Oct 29, 2012500