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Health Data Breach Tracker/Monthly roundup

Biggest health data breaches: April 2014

In April 2014, 38 health data breaches affecting 500 or more people were reported to the HHS Office for Civil Rights, with a combined 487,368 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

38

Individuals affected

487,368

Hacking or IT incidents

9

  1. 1Indian Health ServiceMD · Health Plan · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Apr 1, 2014214,000
  2. 2Amerigroup Texas, Inc.VA · Business Associate · Theft · Apr 10, 201475,026
  3. 3Administracion de Seguros de Salud - Triple S Salud Inc (BA)PR · Business Associate · Theft · Apr 15, 201446,473
  4. 4American Health Inc.PR · Health Plan · Theft · Apr 3, 201417,776
  5. 5Boston Medical CenterMA · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Apr 29, 201415,265
  6. 6Centura HealthCO · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Apr 22, 201412,286
  7. 7Service Coordination, Inc.MD · Business Associate · Hacking/IT Incident, Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Apr 17, 201410,766
  8. 8Sorenson Communications/CaptionCall Group Health PlanUT · Health Plan · Hacking/IT Incident · Apr 24, 20149,800
  9. 9Tufts Associated Health Maintenance Organization, Inc. and Tufts Insurance CompanyMA · Health Plan · Theft · Apr 24, 20148,830
  10. 10Triple S Salud Inc.PR · Business Associate · Theft · Apr 15, 20147,911
  11. 11Larsen Dental Care LLCID · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Apr 18, 20146,900
  12. 12Triple-S SaludPR · Health Plan · Theft · Apr 2, 20145,795
  13. 13OptumRxIL · Business Associate · Theft · Apr 30, 20145,696
  14. 14KP Northern CA Department of ResearchCA · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Apr 2, 20145,178
  15. 15IHSMD · Health Plan · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Apr 15, 20145,000
  16. 16Willis North America Inc. Medical Expense Benefit PlanNY · Health Plan · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Apr 24, 20144,830
  17. 17Greenwood Leflore HospitalMS · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Apr 16, 20143,750
  18. 18HealthTexas Provider NetworkTX · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Apr 25, 20142,742
  19. 19Michigan Department of Community HealthMI · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Apr 3, 20142,595
  20. 20BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF KANSAS CITYMO · Health Plan · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Apr 11, 20142,546
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