Health Data Breach Tracker/Monthly roundup
Biggest health data breaches: February 2015
In February 2015, 16 health data breaches affecting 500 or more people were reported to the HHS Office for Civil Rights, with a combined 78,987,598 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
16
Individuals affected
78,987,598
Hacking or IT incidents
2
- 1Anthem Inc.IN · Health Plan · Hacking/IT Incident · Feb 13, 201578,800,000
- 2St.Vincent Hospital and Health Care Center, Inc.IN · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Feb 27, 201563,325
- 3Boston Baskin Cancer FoundationTN · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Feb 2, 201556,694
- 4South Sunflower County HospitalMS · Healthcare Provider · Improper Disposal · Feb 4, 201519,000
- 5Children's National Medical CenterDC · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Feb 24, 201518,000
- 6Marketing CliqueTX · Health Plan · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Feb 20, 20158,700
- 7Planned Parenthood Southwest OhioOH · Healthcare Provider · Improper Disposal · Feb 5, 20155,000
- 8Cathrine Steinborn, DDSCA · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Feb 27, 20153,224
- 9Hunt Regional Medical PartnersTX · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Feb 18, 20153,000
- 10Courier Corporation of HawaiiHI · Business Associate · Loss · Feb 11, 20152,809
- 11Senior Health Partners, a Healthfirst companyNY · Health Plan · Theft · Feb 6, 20152,772
- 12Raymond Mark Turner, M.D.NV · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Feb 26, 20152,153
- 13Haywood County NCNC · Healthcare Provider · Loss · Feb 9, 2015955
- 14Aventura Hospital and Medical CenterFL · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Feb 27, 2015686
- 15Tomas, ArturoIL · Business Associate · Loss · Feb 9, 2015680
- 16Pathway to HopeFL · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Feb 12, 2015600