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Health Data Breach Tracker/Monthly roundup

Biggest health data breaches: October 2015

In October 2015, 24 health data breaches affecting 500 or more people were reported to the HHS Office for Civil Rights, with a combined 88,481 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

24

Individuals affected

88,481

Hacking or IT incidents

4

  1. 1Children's Medical Clinics of East TexasTX · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Oct 28, 201516,000
  2. 2Emergence Health NetworkTX · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 16, 201511,100
  3. 3University of Oklahoma Department of UrologyOK · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Oct 10, 20159,300
  4. 4Centene Management CorporationMO · Health Plan · Theft · Oct 15, 20158,208
  5. 5Baptist Health and Arkansas Health GroupAR · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Oct 1, 20156,500
  6. 6Indian Territory Home Health and HospiceOK · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 22, 20154,500
  7. 7Huntington Medical Research InstitutesCA · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Oct 20, 20154,300
  8. 8Aspire Home Care and HospiceOK · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 9, 20154,278
  9. 9Insurance Data ServicesMI · Business Associate · Theft · Oct 8, 20152,918
  10. 10Robert D. Chatlos DMD & AssocPA · Business Associate · Theft · Oct 18, 20152,900
  11. 11CarePlus Health Plans [case 18772]KY · Health Plan · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Oct 6, 20152,873
  12. 12Anne Arundel Health SystemMD · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Oct 8, 20152,208
  13. 13Bon Secours Saint FrancisSC · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Oct 26, 20151,997
  14. 14LTC Dental, P.C.AL · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Oct 28, 20151,680
  15. 15North Carolina Department of Health and Human ServicesNC · Health Plan · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 19, 20151,615
  16. 16Woodhull Medical and Mental Health CenterNY · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Oct 19, 20151,581
  17. 17Nephropathology Associates, PLCAR · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Oct 16, 20151,260
  18. 18OsteoMed LPTX · Health Plan · Theft · Oct 20, 20151,134
  19. 19Sentara HealthcareVA · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Oct 2, 20151,040
  20. 20BeHealthy Florida, Inc.FL · Health Plan · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Oct 19, 2015835
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