Health Data Breach Tracker/Monthly roundup

Biggest health data breaches: January 2015

In January 2015, 19 health data breaches affecting 500 or more people were reported to the HHS Office for Civil Rights, with a combined 179,592 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

19

Individuals affected

179,592

Hacking or IT incidents

2

  1. 1Tennessee Rural Health Improvement AssociationTN · Health Plan · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Jan 13, 201579,000
  2. 2Aspire Indiana, Inc.IN · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Jan 7, 201543,890
  3. 3UMass Memorial Medical Group, Inc.MA · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Jan 30, 201514,100
  4. 4Riverside County Regional Medical CenterCA · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Jan 29, 20157,925
  5. 5VA Corporate Data Center Operations/Austin Information Technology CenterTX · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Jan 7, 20157,029
  6. 6St. Peter's Health PartnersNY · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Jan 23, 20155,117
  7. 7Rainier Surgical, IncorporatedTX · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Jan 16, 20154,920
  8. 8Saint Louis County Department of HealthMO · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Jan 7, 20154,000
  9. 9Henry Ford Health SystemMI · Healthcare Provider · Loss · Jan 9, 20152,336
  10. 10David E. Hansen DDS PSWA · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Jan 29, 20152,000
  11. 11mdINR LLCFL · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Jan 5, 20151,859
  12. 12Ronald D. Garrett-Roe, MDTX · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Jan 23, 20151,600
  13. 13Diana S. Guth DBA Home Respiratory CareCA · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Jan 28, 20151,285
  14. 14Children's Eyewear SightCA · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Jan 12, 20151,030
  15. 15University HospitalsOH · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Jan 15, 2015848
  16. 16California Pacific Medical CenterCA · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Jan 23, 2015845
  17. 17North Dallas Urogynecology, PLLC.TX · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Jan 29, 2015678
  18. 18Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States, Inc.MD · Health Plan · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Jan 29, 2015630
  19. 19National Pain InstituteFL · Healthcare Provider · Improper Disposal · Jan 15, 2015500