Health Data Breach Tracker/Monthly roundup
Biggest health data breaches: March 2018
In March 2018, 32 health data breaches affecting 500 or more people were reported to the HHS Office for Civil Rights, with a combined 356,524 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
32
Individuals affected
356,524
Hacking or IT incidents
8
- 1Florida Agency for Persons with DisabilitiesFL · Health Plan · Hacking/IT Incident · Mar 1, 201863,627
- 2Middletown Medical P.C.NY · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Mar 29, 201863,551
- 3ATI Holdings, LLCIL · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Mar 12, 201845,800
- 4City of Houston Medical PlanTX · Health Plan · Theft · Mar 22, 201834,637
- 5Mississippi State Department of HealthMS · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Mar 26, 201830,799
- 6Barnes-Jewish HospitalMO · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Mar 12, 201818,436
- 7Barnes-Jewish St. Peters HospitalMO · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Mar 12, 201815,046
- 8Special Agents Mutual Benefit AssociationMD · Health Plan · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Mar 13, 201813,942
- 9Esther V. Rettig, M.D., P.A.KS · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Mar 1, 201812,974
- 10Guardian Pharmacy of JacksonvilleFL · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Mar 30, 201811,521
- 11Primary Health Care, Inc.IA · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Mar 16, 201810,313
- 12Serene Sedation, LLCMD · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Mar 14, 20185,207
- 13The Arc of Erie CountyNY · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Mar 9, 20183,751
- 14North Texas Medical CenterTX · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Mar 15, 20183,350
- 15Milligan Chiropractic Group, Inc. d/b/a Del Mar Chiropractic Sports GroupCA · Healthcare Provider · Theft · Mar 30, 20182,640
- 16Cambridge Health AllianceMA · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Mar 28, 20182,280
- 17CareMeridian, LLCMA · Healthcare Provider · Loss · Mar 21, 20181,922
- 18John J. Pershing VA Medical CenterMO · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Mar 7, 20181,843
- 19UnitedHealth GroupMN · Health Plan · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Mar 15, 20181,755
- 20VA Palo Alto Health Care SystemCA · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Mar 26, 20181,600