Health Data Breach Tracker/Monthly roundup
Biggest health data breaches: January 2016
In January 2016, 13 health data breaches affecting 500 or more people were reported to the HHS Office for Civil Rights, with a combined 186,041 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
13
Individuals affected
186,041
Hacking or IT incidents
3
- 1Community Mercy Health PartnersOH · Healthcare Provider · Improper Disposal · Jan 25, 2016113,528
- 2New West Health Services d/b/a New West MedicareMT · Health Plan · Loss · Jan 15, 201628,209
- 3Blue Shield of CaliforniaCA · Health Plan · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Jan 14, 201620,764
- 4Hawai‘i Medical Service AssociationHI · Health Plan · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Jan 15, 201610,179
- 5G&S Medical Associates, LLCNJ · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Jan 14, 20163,000
- 6Livongo Health, Inc.IL · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Jan 25, 20161,950
- 7Crown Point Health CenterIN · Healthcare Provider · Improper Disposal · Jan 29, 20161,854
- 8Felicia Lewis, MD Lakewood Hills Internal MedicineTX · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Jan 14, 20161,500
- 9Elite ImagingFL · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Jan 4, 20161,457
- 10AHRC NassauNY · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Jan 6, 20161,200
- 11Brigham and Women's HospitalMA · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Jan 11, 20161,009
- 12The University of Texas System AdministrationTX · Health Plan · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Jan 21, 2016794
- 13CDC/NIOSH/ World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP)GA · Health Plan · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Jan 15, 2016597