Health Data Breach Tracker/Monthly roundup
Biggest health data breaches: October 2019
In October 2019, 53 health data breaches affecting 500 or more people were reported to the HHS Office for Civil Rights, with a combined 736,414 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
53
Individuals affected
736,414
Hacking or IT incidents
19
- 1Betty Jean Kerr People's Health CentersMO · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 25, 2019152,000
- 2Kalispell Regional HealthcareMT · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 22, 2019149,661
- 3The Methodist Hospitals, Inc.IN · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 4, 201968,039
- 4Self Regional HealthcareSC · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 21, 201952,327
- 5Children's MinnesotaMN · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Oct 25, 201937,942
- 6Corpus Christi Tots & Teens PediatricsTX · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 24, 201931,787
- 7University of Alabama at BirminghamAL · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 3, 201919,557
- 8Prisma Health - MidlandsSC · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 28, 201919,060
- 9South Texas Dermatopathology LaboratoryTX · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 7, 201915,982
- 10Central Valley Regional CenterCA · Business Associate · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 11, 201915,975
- 11Delta Dental of IllinoisIL · Health Plan · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 25, 201915,466
- 12Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort WorthTX · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Oct 22, 201914,881
- 13Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital DallasTX · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Oct 22, 201912,415
- 14Southern New Mexico Neurosurgery LLCNM · Healthcare Provider · Improper Disposal · Oct 14, 201911,754
- 15Magnolia PediatricsLA · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 9, 201911,100
- 16Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital PlanoTX · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Oct 22, 20199,678
- 17Greater Cincinnati Pathologists, Inc.OH · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 23, 20197,725
- 18Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort WorthTX · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Oct 22, 20197,478
- 19LaBorde Therapy Center LLCLA · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Oct 16, 20197,000
- 20Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital DentonTX · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Oct 22, 20196,688