As patients' records go digital, theft and hacking problems grow
Largest Data Breaches
Since 2009, federal law has required health care providers to report to the Department of Health and Human Services and the news media all data breaches affecting 500 patients or more. These are the top 10 largest medical data breaches since then.
|
Health Care Provider |
State |
Patients Affected |
Type of Breach |
Date |
|
TRICARE |
Virginia |
4,901,432 |
Loss of backup tapes |
Sept. 13, 2011 |
|
Health Net, Inc. |
California |
1,900,000 |
Unknown |
Jan. 21, 2011 |
|
North Bronx Healthcare Network |
New York |
1,700,000 |
Dec. 23, 2010 |
|
|
AvMed, Inc. |
Florida |
1,220,000 |
Laptop theft |
Dec. 10, 2009 |
|
The Nemours Foundation |
Florida |
1,055,489 |
Loss of backup tapes |
Aug. 10, 2011 |
|
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee |
Tennessee |
1,023,209 |
Hard drive theft |
Oct. 2, 2009 |
|
Sutter Medical Foundation |
California |
943,434 |
Desktop computer theft |
Oct. 15, 2011 |
|
South Shore Hospital |
Massachusetts |
800,000 |
Loss of portable electronic device |
Feb. 26, 2010 |
|
Utah Department of Health |
Utah |
780,000 |
Hacking |
March 10, 2012 to April 2, 2012 |
|
Eisenhower Medical Center |
California |
514,330 |
Computer theft |
11-Mar-11 |
