Health Data Breach Tracker/Monthly roundup
Biggest health data breaches: January 2020
In January 2020, 49 health data breaches affecting 500 or more people were reported to the HHS Office for Civil Rights, with a combined 629,820 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
49
Individuals affected
629,820
Hacking or IT incidents
36
- 1PIH HealthCA · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Jan 10, 2020199,548
- 2Douglas County Hospital dba Alomere HealthMN · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Jan 3, 202049,859
- 3Personal Touch Home Aides of New York, Inc.NY · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Jan 28, 202038,693
- 4Personal Touch Home Care of VA, Inc.VA · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Jan 28, 202033,324
- 5InterMed, PAME · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Jan 8, 202033,000
- 6Fondren Orthopedic Group L.L.P.TX · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Jan 17, 202030,049
- 7Native American Rehabilitation Association of the Northwest, Inc.OR · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Jan 3, 202025,187
- 8Personal Touch Home Care of KY, Inc.KY · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Jan 28, 202024,013
- 9Central Kansas Orthopedic Group, LLCKS · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Jan 28, 202017,214
- 10Hospital Sisters Health SystemIL · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Jan 31, 202016,167
- 11Personal Touch Home Care of Ohio, Inc.NY · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Jan 28, 202015,808
- 12NeurAbilities HealthcareNJ · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Jan 21, 202011,747
- 13Spectrum Healthcare PartnersME · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Jan 10, 202011,308
- 14Original MedicareMD · Health Plan · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Jan 31, 20209,965
- 15Personal Touch Home Care of PA, Inc.NY · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Jan 28, 20209,302
- 16Personal Touch Home Care of Baltimore, Inc.NY · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Jan 28, 20209,058
- 17Lawrenceville Internal Medicine AssociatesNJ · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Jan 2, 20208,031
- 18Robert S. Smith MD Inc DBA Boston Scientific PathologyGA · Healthcare Provider · Unauthorized Access/Disclosure · Jan 31, 20206,940
- 19Manchester Ophthalmology, LLCCT · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Jan 24, 20206,846
- 20MHMR of Tarrant CountyTX · Healthcare Provider · Hacking/IT Incident · Jan 31, 20206,524