Breaches Affecting 500 or More Individuals

Breaches Affecting 500 or More Individuals

As required by section 13402(e)(4) of the HITECH Act, the Secretary must post a list of breaches of unsecured protected health information affecting 500 or more individuals. The following breaches have been reported to the Secretary.

The Methodist Hospital

State: Texas

Approx. # of Individuals Affected: 689

Date of Breach: 1/18/10

Type of Breach: Theft

Location of Breached Information: Computer

via Breaches Affecting 500 or More Individuals.

32 Large Patient Data Breaches Since September, Says OCR

OCR posted on its Web site a list of covered entities this week that have reported breaches of unsecured PHI affecting more than 500 individuals, fulfilling its obligation under HITECH.

The HHS organization, which oversees enforcement and compliance of the HIPAA privacy and security rules, reports that since September 22, 2009, 32 covered entities have reported breaches that affected at least 500 individuals.

via 32 Large Patient Data Breaches Since September, Says OCR.

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