Forty-one healthcare data breaches were reported to HHS' Office for Civil Rights in April, marking the third consecutive month the number of records exposed by healthcare data breaches increased, HIPAA Journal reports.
Here were the largest healthcare data breaches in April.
1. California Department of Developmental Services (Sacramento): 582,174
2. Center for Orthopaedic Specialists – Providence Medical Institute (West Hills, Calif.): 81,550
3. MedWatch (Lake Mary, Fla.): 40,621
4. Inogen (Goleta, Calif.): 29,528
5. Capital Digestive Care (Silver Spring, Md.): 17,639
6. UnityPoint Health (West Des Moines, Iowa): 16,429
7. Knoxville (Tenn.) Heart Group: 15,995
8. Athens (Ga.) Heart Center: 12,158
9. Fondren Orthopedic Group (Houston): 11,552
10. Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (Topeka): 11,000
11. Carolina Digestive Health Associates (Charlotte, N.C.): 10,988