Health Data Breach Tracker/Monthly roundup
Biggest health data breaches: July 2013
In July 2013, 26 health data breaches affecting 500 or more people were reported to the HHS Office for Civil Rights, with a combined 548,854 individuals affected as reported. Unauthorized Access/Disclosure 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
26
Individuals affected
548,854
Hacking or IT incidents
2
- 1Shred-it International Inc.TX · Business Associate · Improper Disposal · Jul 11, 2013277,014
- 2RCR Technology CorporationIN · Business Associate · Other · Jul 1, 2013187,533
- 3Harris CountyTX · Health Plan · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Jul 16, 201321,000
- 4Health Net, Inc.CA · Health Plan · Other · Jul 2, 20138,331
- 5Louisiana State University Health Care Services DivisionLA · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Jul 22, 20136,994
- 6ZDICA · Business Associate · Loss · Jul 10, 20134,718
- 7Sheet Metal Local 36 Welfare FundMO · Business Associate · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Jul 15, 20134,560
- 8Sutter Health East Bay RegionCA · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Jul 5, 20134,479
- 9CVS CaremarkAZ · Business Associate · Theft · Jul 2, 20134,305
- 10Family Health NetworkIL · Business Associate · Other · Jul 8, 20133,133
- 11Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family ServicesIL · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Jul 15, 20133,133
- 12Long Beach Memorial Medical CenterCA · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Jul 11, 20132,864
- 13Medtronic, Inc.MN · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Jul 10, 20132,764
- 14Hansen and Associates, Inc.WY · Business Associate · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Jul 15, 20132,700
- 15The Brookdale Hospital and Medical CenterNY · Healthcare Provider · Loss · Jul 20, 20132,700
- 16Children's Medical Center of DallasTX · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Jul 10, 20132,462
- 17Samaritan Regional Health SystemOH · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Jul 3, 20132,203
- 18Oregon Health & Science UniversityOR · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Jul 28, 20131,361
- 19Louisiana State University Health Care Services DivisionLA · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Jul 25, 20131,100
- 20California Correctional Health Care Services, Privacy Manager BreachCA · Healthcare Provider · Unknown · Jul 30, 20131,001