Health Data Breach Tracker/Monthly roundup
Biggest health data breaches: October 2013
In October 2013, 31 health data breaches affecting 500 or more people were reported to the HHS Office for Civil Rights, with a combined 853,859 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
31
Individuals affected
853,859
Hacking or IT incidents
4
- 1AHMC Healthcare Inc. and affiliated HospitalsCA · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Oct 25, 2013729,000
- 2Martin Luther King Jr. Health Center, Inc.NY · Business Associate · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Oct 25, 201337,000
- 3Bronx Lebanon Hospital CenterNY · Business Associate · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Oct 25, 201310,930
- 4Rotech Healthcare Inc.FL · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Oct 29, 201310,680
- 5BlackHawkIL · Business Associate · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 9, 20137,120
- 6Greater Dallas Orthopaedics, PLLCTX · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Oct 28, 20135,840
- 7Seton Healthcare FamilyTX · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Oct 23, 20135,500
- 8TSYS Employee Health PlanGA · Health Plan · Theft · Oct 2, 20135,232
- 9Healthcare Management SystemTN · Business Associate · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Oct 4, 20134,330
- 10Ferris State University MI College of OptometryMI · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 23, 20133,947
- 11Good Samaritan HospitalCA · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Oct 25, 20133,833
- 12University of California, San FranciscoCA · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Oct 3, 20133,553
- 13St. Louis UniversityMO · Health Plan · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 7, 20133,100
- 14Schuylkill Health System LVHNPA · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Oct 4, 20132,810
- 15Paul G. Klein, DPMNJ · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Oct 1, 20132,500
- 16Reconstructive Orthopaedic Associates II, P.C. d/b/a Rothman InstitutePA · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Oct 3, 20132,350
- 17Reimbursement Technologies, Inc.PA · Healthcare Clearing House · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Oct 31, 20132,300
- 18UnityPoint Health AffiliatedIA · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Oct 2, 20131,825
- 19Mount SInai Medical CenterNY · Healthcare Provider · Improper Disposal · Oct 4, 20131,586
- 20Hope Community Resources, Inc.AK · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Oct 16, 20131,556