Health Data Breach Tracker/Monthly roundup
Biggest health data breaches: January 2017
In January 2017, 27 health data breaches affecting 500 or more people were reported to the HHS Office for Civil Rights, with a combined 154,409 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
27
Individuals affected
154,409
Hacking or IT incidents
9
- 1Stephenville Medical & Surgical ClinicTX · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Jan 23, 201775,000
- 2WellCare Health Plans, Inc.FL · Health Plan · Hacking/IT Incident · Jan 27, 201724,809
- 3Verity Medical FoundationCA · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Jan 11, 201710,164
- 4Covenant Medical Center, Inc.MI · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Jan 20, 20176,197
- 5Sentara HealthcareVA · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Jan 16, 20175,454
- 6SSM Dean Medical GroupWI · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Jan 10, 20174,800
- 7Princeton Pain ManagementNJ · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Jan 27, 20174,668
- 8Childrens Hospital of Los AngelesCA · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Jan 13, 20173,594
- 9Wonderful Center For Health InnovationCA · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Jan 20, 20173,358
- 10Multnomah CountyOR · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Jan 20, 20171,700
- 11Community Health Plan of WashingtonWA · Health Plan · Hacking/IT Incident · Jan 3, 20171,375
- 12University of Maryland Orthopaedic Associates, P.A.MD · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Jan 13, 20171,320
- 13MultiCare Health SystemWA · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Jan 26, 20171,249
- 14Associated Catholic Charities IncorporatedMD · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Jan 20, 20171,145
- 15TriHealth, Inc.OH · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Jan 19, 20171,126
- 16Escambia County Alabama Community Hospitals, Inc. D/B/A Atmore Community HospitalAL · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Jan 12, 20171,090
- 17Vertiv Co. Health & Welfare PlanOH · Health Plan · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Jan 31, 2017955
- 18American Urgent Care Center, PSCKY · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Jan 5, 2017822
- 19MetroPlus Health PlanNY · Health Plan · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Jan 3, 2017808
- 20Shiel SextonIN · Health Plan · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Jan 27, 2017710