Friday, January 27, 2017

Healthcare data breaches up but number of records breached slashed


PARCA eNews – Jan. 30, 2017 – The total number of healthcare records breached in 2016 were more than 16.5 million was down substantially from the 113 million records breached in 2015, but the 324 breaches of 500 or more records reported by healthcare organizations was higher than in any other year since the Office of Civil Rights started publishing breach summaries in 2009. 

The vast majority of records breached (9.4 million) resulted from the top twelve breaches  led by the 3.6 million records hacked at Banner Health in Arizona, followed by 2.2 million records records compromised at 21st Century Oncology.               
                                                                                           
Name of   Covered EntityStateCovered Entity Type
# Affected
Reported
Type
Device Breached
Banner   HealthAZHealthcare Provider3,620,000
8/3/16
Hacking/IT IncidentNetwork Server, Other
21st   Century OncologyFLHealthcare Provider2,213,597
3/4/16
Hacking/IT IncidentNetwork Server
Valley   Anesthesiology Consultants, Inc. d/b/a Valley Anesthesiology and Pain   ConsultantsAZHealthcare Provider882,590
8/12/16
Hacking/IT IncidentNetwork Server
County   of Los Angeles Departments of Health and Mental HealthCAHealthcare Provider749,017
12/16/16
Hacking/IT IncidentEmail
Peachtree   Orthopaedic ClinicGAHealthcare Provider531,000
11/18/16
Hacking/IT IncidentNetwork Server
California   Correctional Health Care ServicesCAHealthcare Provider400,000
5/15/16
TheftLaptop
Central   Ohio Urology Group, Inc.OHHealthcare Provider300,000
9/23/16
Hacking/IT IncidentNetwork Server
Community   Health Plan of WashingtonWAHealth Plan381,504
12/21/16
Hacking/IT IncidentNetwork Server, Other
Premier   Healthcare, LLCINHealthcare Provider205,748
3/4/16
TheftLaptop
Southeast   Eye Institute, P.A. dba eye Associates of PinellasFLHealthcare Provider87,314
5/5/16
Hacking/IT IncidentNetwork Server
Medical   Colleagues of Texas, LLPTXHealthcare Provider68,631
5/11/16
Hacking/IT IncidentNetwork Server
Total9,439,401

Source:   OCR Breach Portal      
      

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