10 health IT security breaches

March 25, 2010

08:39 AM

Shands at University of Florida

Shands at the University of Florida, a non-profit hospital specializing in the care of critically ill patients, experienced a theft of laptops that affected 12,580 individuals.

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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Laptop theft affecting 943 individuals occurred at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the pediatric hospital and research facility in Pennsylvania.

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Private Practice

A private practice in Stoughton, Mass. experienced the theft of portable electronic devices/electronic medical records, affecting 1,860 individuals.

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AvMed, Inc.

Laptop theft at AvMed, Inc., the Florida-based health plan, affected 359,000 individuals.

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Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program

Kaiser Permanente's Medical Care Program in California experienced the theft of portable electronic devices that affected 15,500 individuals.

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University of California, San Francisco

Laptop theft affecting 7,300 individuals occurred at the medical center of University of California, San Francisco.

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Children's Medical Center of Dallas

The loss of portable electronic devices affected 3,800 individuals at the Children's Medical Center of Dallas.

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Detroit Department of Health and Wellness Promotion

The Detroit Department of Health and Wellness Promotion experienced the theft of portable electronic devices that affected 10,000 individuals.

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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee

Hard drive theft at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee affected 500,000 individuals.

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City of Hope National Medical Center

Laptop theft affecting 5,900 individuals occurred at City of Hope National Medical Center, the California-based cancer center.

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