Health Data Breach Tracker/Monthly roundup
Biggest health data breaches: August 2014
In August 2014, 33 health data breaches affecting 500 or more people were reported to the HHS Office for Civil Rights, with a combined 11,010,976 individuals affected as reported. Hacking/IT Incident 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
33
Individuals affected
11,010,976
Hacking or IT incidents
10
- 1Community Health Systems Professional Services CorporationsTN · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Aug 21, 20146,121,158
- 2Community Health Systems Professional Services CorporationTN · Business Associate · Theft · Aug 20, 20144,500,000
- 3Onsite Health Diagnostics (OHD)TX · Business Associate · Hacking/IT Incident · Aug 8, 201460,582
- 4State of Tennessee State Insurance PlanTN · Health Plan · Hacking/IT Incident · Aug 15, 201460,582
- 5Iron MountainCA · Business Associate · Improper Disposal, Loss, Theft · Aug 15, 201449,714
- 6Jersey City Medical CenterNJ · Healthcare Provider · Loss · Aug 7, 201436,400
- 7Central Utah ClinicUT · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Aug 7, 201431,677
- 8CareAll Management, LLCTN · Healthcare Provider · Improper Disposal · Aug 12, 201428,300
- 9Dennis Flynn MDIL · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Aug 19, 201413,646
- 10Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of ColoradoCO · Health Plan · Other, Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Aug 12, 201411,551
- 11Duke University Health SystemNC · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Aug 29, 201410,993
- 12Memorial Hermann Health SystemTX · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Aug 29, 201410,604
- 1324 ON Physicians PCGA · Business Associate · Hacking/IT Incident · Aug 15, 201410,104
- 14PST Services Inc, a McKesson Co.GA · Business Associate · Hacking/IT Incident · Aug 8, 201410,104
- 15Iron Mountain IncorporatedMA · Business Associate · Loss, Theft · Aug 15, 201410,000
- 16Diamond Computing CompanyGA · Business Associate · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Aug 7, 20147,016
- 17Steven A. Goldman, MD Inc.OH · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Aug 22, 20146,141
- 18University HealthLA · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Aug 15, 20146,073
- 19Oklahoma City Indian ClinicOK · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Aug 22, 20146,000
- 20Children's Mercy HospitalMO · Business Associate · Hacking/IT Incident · Aug 15, 20144,067