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Health Data Breach Tracker/Monthly roundup

Biggest health data breaches: December 2017

In December 2017, 39 health data breaches affecting 500 or more people were reported to the HHS Office for Civil Rights, with a combined 343,260 individuals affected as reported. Hacking/IT Incident 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

39

Individuals affected

343,260

Hacking or IT incidents

18

  1. 1Oklahoma Department of Human ServicesOK · Health Plan · Hacking/IT Incident · Dec 5, 201747,000
  2. 2Henry Ford Health SystemMI · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Dec 1, 201743,563
  3. 3Coplin Health SystemsWV · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Dec 29, 201743,000
  4. 4SSM HealthMO · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Dec 28, 201729,579
  5. 5UNC Health Care SystemNC · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Dec 8, 201727,113
  6. 6Emory HealthcareGA · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Dec 15, 201724,000
  7. 7Franciscan Physician Network of Illinois and Specialty Physicians of Illinois, LLC (formerly known as WellGroup Health Partners, LLC)IL · Healthcare Provider · Loss · Dec 9, 201723,000
  8. 8Longs Peak Family Practice, P.C.CO · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Dec 27, 201716,238
  9. 9Sinai Health SystemIL · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Dec 1, 201711,347
  10. 10Golden Rule Insurance CompanyIN · Health Plan · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Dec 4, 20179,305
  11. 11Bronson Healthcare GroupMI · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Dec 5, 20178,256
  12. 12Sheldon M. Golden O.D., Optometric CorporationCA · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Dec 19, 20177,583
  13. 13Columbus Surgery Center, LLCNE · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Dec 7, 20177,221
  14. 14Chilton Medical CenterNJ · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Dec 15, 20174,600
  15. 15Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.CA · Health Plan · Hacking/IT Incident · Dec 14, 20174,389
  16. 16Washington Health System GreenePA · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Dec 1, 20174,145
  17. 17BEE Reno Dental, LLCNV · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Dec 20, 20173,898
  18. 18CCRM Minneapolis, P.C.MN · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Dec 1, 20173,280
  19. 19Eye Physicians, P.C.NE · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Dec 7, 20172,620
  20. 20Dignity Health Medical FoundationCA · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Dec 19, 20172,189
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