Health Data Breach Tracker/Monthly roundup
Biggest health data breaches: December 2013
In December 2013, 28 health data breaches affecting 500 or more people were reported to the HHS Office for Civil Rights, with a combined 215,765 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
28
Individuals affected
215,765
Hacking or IT incidents
4
- 1L.A. Gay & Lesbian CenterCA · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Dec 10, 201359,000
- 2Methodist Dallas Medical CenterTX · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Dec 6, 201344,000
- 3Walgreen Co.IL · Healthcare Provider · Other · Dec 6, 201317,350
- 4New Mexico Oncology Hematology Consultants, LTDNM · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Dec 31, 201312,354
- 5Wyoming Department of HealthWY · Health Plan · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Dec 16, 201311,935
- 6Wyoming Department of HealthWY · Health Plan · Hacking/IT Incident · Dec 19, 201311,935
- 7Barry UniversityFL · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Dec 31, 20139,017
- 8The Good Samaritan Health CenterGA · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Dec 6, 20135,000
- 9Northside Hospital, Inc.GA · Healthcare Provider · Loss · Dec 10, 20134,879
- 10PruittHealth CorporationGA · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Dec 6, 20134,500
- 11Florida Digestive Health SpecialistsFL · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Dec 9, 20134,400
- 12MosaicNE · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Dec 11, 20133,857
- 13DeLoach & WilliamsonSC · Business Associate · Theft · Dec 18, 20133,432
- 14Molina Healthcare of Texas, Inc.TX · Health Plan · Other · Dec 21, 20132,826
- 15Colby DeHartTN · Business Associate · Theft · Dec 19, 20132,777
- 16Florida Department of HealthFL · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Dec 23, 20132,354
- 17Shiloh Medical ClinicMT · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Dec 17, 20131,900
- 18SIU HealthCareIL · Healthcare Provider · Loss, Theft · Dec 6, 20131,891
- 19Tranquility Counseling ServicesNC · Healthcare Provider · Other · Dec 23, 20131,683
- 20ZDICA · Business Associate · Loss · Dec 20, 20131,674