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03/02/10 2:07 PM

#189579 RE: boombreaker #189577

I posted this a few days ago.

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.



PMC Medicare Choice
State: New York
Business Associate Involved: MSO of Puerto Rico
Approx. # of Individuals Affected: 605
Date of Breach: 2/04/10
Type of Breach: Other
Location of Breached Information: Paper Records



MMM Health Care Inc.
State: New York
Business Associate Involved: MSO of Puerto Rico, Inc.
Approx. # of Individuals Affected: 1,907
Date of Breach: 2/04/10
Type of Breach: Other
Location of Breached Information: Paper Records



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



Carle Clinic Association
State: Illinois
Approx. # of Individuals Affected: 1,300
Date of Breach: 1/13/10
Type of Breach: Theft
Location of Breached Information: Paper Records and Films



Ashley and Gray DDS
State: Missouri
Approx. # of Individuals Affected: 9,309
Date of Breach: 1/10/10
Type of Breach: Theft
Location of Breached Information: Desktop Computer



Educators Mutual Insurance Association of Utah
State: Utah
Business Associate Involved: Health Behavior Innovations
Approx. # of Individuals Affected: 5,700
Date of Breach: 12/27/09
Type of Breach: Theft
Location of Breached Information: CDs



Cardiology Consultants/Baptist Health Care Corporation
State: Florida
Approx. # of Individuals Affected: 7,600
Date of Breach: 12/21/09
Type of Breach: Theft
Location of Breached Information: Desktop Computer



Center for Neurosciences
State: Arizona
Approx. # of Individuals Affected: 1,101
Date of Breach: 12/15/09
Type of Breach: Theft
Location of Breached Information: Laptop



Goodwill Industries of Greater Grand Rapids, Inc.
State: Michigan
Approx. # of Individuals Affected: 10,000
Date of Breach: 12/15/09
Type of Breach: Theft
Location of Breached Information: Backup Tapes



Brown University
State: Rhode Island
Business Associate Involved: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island
Approx. # of Individuals Affected: 528
Date of Breach: 12/11/09
Type of Breach: Unauthorized Access
Location of Breached Information: Paper Records



Private Practice
City and State: Stoughton, MA
Approx. # of Individuals Affected: 1,860
Date of Breach: 12/11/09
Type of Breach: Theft
Location of Breached Information: Portable Electronic Device/Electronic Medical Record



AvMed, Inc.
State: Florida
Approx. # of Individuals Affected: 359,000
Date of Breach: 12/10/09
Type of Breach: Theft
Location of Breached Information: Laptop



Blue Island Radiology Consultants
State: Illinois
Business Associate Involved: United Micro Data
Approx. # of Individuals Affected: 2,562
Date of Breach: 12/09/09
Type of Breach: Loss
Location of Breached Information: Backup Tapes



Private Practice
City and State: Wilmington, NC
Business Associate Involved: Rick Lawson, Professional Computer Services
Approx. # of Individuals Affected: 2,000
Date of Breach: 12/08/09
Type of Breach: Hacking/IT Incident
Location of Breached Information: Computer/Network Server/Electronic Medical Record



Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program
State: California
Approx. # of Individuals Affected: 15,500
Date of Breach: 12/01/09
Type of Breach: Theft
Location of Breached Information: Portable Electronic Device



University of California, San Francisco
State: California
Approx. # of Individuals Affected: 7,300
Date of Breach: 11/30/09
Type of Breach: Theft
Location of Breached Information: Laptop



Detroit Department of Health and Wellness Promotion
State: Michigan
Approx. # of Individuals Affected: 646
Date of Breach: 11/26/09
Type of Breach: Theft
Location of Breached Information: Laptop, Desktop Computer



Advocate Health Care
State: Illinois
Approx. # of Individuals Affected: 812
Date of Breach: 11/24/09
Type of Breach: Theft
Location of Breached Information: Laptop



Concentra
State: Texas
Approx. # of Individuals Affected: 900
Date of Breach: 11/19/09
Type of Breach: Theft
Location of Breached Information: Laptop



Children's Medical Center of Dallas
State: Texas
Approx. # of Individuals Affected: 3,800
Date of Breach: 11/19/09
Type of Breach: Loss
Location of Breached Information: Portable Electronic Device



Universal American, Inc.
State: New York
Business Associate Involved: Democracy Data & Communications, LLC
Approx. # of Individuals Affected: 83,000
Date of Breach: 11/12/09
Type of Breach: Incorrect Mailing
Location of Breached Information: Postcards



Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
State: Massachusetts
Approx. # of Individuals Affected: 1,076
Date of Breach: 11/10/09
Type of Breach: Theft
Location of Breached Information: Other



Kern Medical Center
State: California
Approx. # of Individuals Affected: 596
Date of Breach: 10/31/09
Type of Breach: Theft
Location of Breached Information: Paper Records



Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
State: District of Columbia
Business Associate Involved: Service Benefits Plan Administrative Services Corp.
Approx. # of Individuals Affected: 3,400
Date of Breach: 10/26/09
Type of Breach: Unauthorized Access
Location of Breached Information: Mailings



Detroit Department of Health and Wellness Promotion
State: Michigan
Approx. # of Individuals Affected: 10,000
Date of Breach: 10/22/09
Type of Breach: Theft
Location of Breached Information: Portable Electronic Device



The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
State: Pennsylvania
Approx. # of Individuals Affected: 943
Date of Breach: 10/20/09
Type of Breach: Theft
Location of Breached Information: Laptop



Public Employee Health Insurance Plan (Kentucky Employees' Health Plan)
State: Kentucky
Approx. # of Individuals Affected: 676
Date of Breach: 10/20/09
Type of Breach: Misdirected E-mail
Location of Breached Information: E-mail



Brooke Army Medical Center
State: Texas
Approx. # of Individuals Affected: 1,000
Date of Breach: 10/16/09
Type of Breach: Theft
Location of Breached Information: Paper Records



Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
State: Alaska
Approx. # of Individuals Affected: 501
Date of Breach: 10/12/09
Type of Breach: Theft
Location of Breached Information: Portable USB Device



Cogent Healthcare of Wisconsin, S.C.
State: Tennessee
Business Associate Involved: Cogent Healthcare, Inc.
Approx. # of Individuals Affected: 6,400
Date of Breach: 10/11/09
Type of Breach: Theft
Location of Breached Information: Laptop



Health Services for Children with Special Needs, Inc.
State: District of Columbia
Approx. # of Individuals Affected: 3,800
Date of Breach: 10/09/09
Type of Breach: Loss
Location of Breached Information: Laptop



Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
State: District of Columbia
Business Associate Involved: Merkle Direct Marketing
Approx. # of Individuals Affected: 15,000
Date of Breach: 10/07/09
Type of Breach: Unauthorized Access
Location of Breached Information: Mailings



Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee
State: Tennessee
Approx. # of Individuals Affected: 500,000
Date of Breach: 10/02/09
Type of Breach: Theft
Location of Breached Information: Hard Drives



City of Hope National Medical Center
State: California
Approx. # of Individuals Affected: 5,900
Date of Breach: 9/27/09
Type of Breach: Theft
Location of Breached Information: Laptop



Private Practice
City and State: Torrance, CA
Approx. # of Individuals Affected: 6,145
Date of Breach: 9/27/09
Type of Breach: Theft, Unauthorized Access
Location of Breached Information: Desktop Computer



Private Practice
City and State: Torrance, CA
Approx. # of Individuals Affected: 5,166
Date of Breach: 9/27/09
Type of Breach: Theft, Unauthorized Access
Location of Breached Information: Desktop Computer



Private Practice
City and State: Torrance, CA
Approx. # of Individuals Affected: 5,257
Date of Breach: 9/27/09
Type of Breach: Theft, Unauthorized Access
Location of Breached Information: Desktop Computer



Private Practice
City and State: Torrance, CA
Approx. # of Individuals Affected: 857
Date of Breach: 9/27/09
Type of Breach: Theft, Unauthorized Access
Location of Breached Information: Desktop Computer



Private Practice
City and State: Torrance, CA
Approx. # of Individuals Affected: 952
Date of Breach: 9/27/09
Type of Breach: Theft, Unauthorized Access
Location of Breached Information: Desktop Computer



University of California, San Francisco
State: California
Approx. # of Individuals Affected: 610
Date of Breach: 9/22/09
Type of Breach: Phishing Scam
Location of Breached Information: Email



Mid America Kidney Stone Association, LLC
State: Missouri
Approx. # of Individuals Affected: 1,000
Date of Breach: 9/22/09
Type of Breach: Theft
Location of Breached Information: Network Server