Health Data Breach Tracker/NC

Business Associate · Archived

AccuDoc Solutions, Inc.

2,652,537 individuals · submitted November 27, 2018

About this report

A business associate (BA), AccuDoc Solutions, Inc., discovered on September 29, 2018, that an unauthorized user had gained access to a web server which contained the electronic protected health information (ePHI) for seven of its covered entity (CE) clients, affecting 2,652,537 individuals. While no data was exfiltrated, the ePHI that was potentially exposed included demographic information, account balances, and insurance policy information. In response to the breach, the BA terminated the unauthorized user’s access and improved technical safeguards. The CEs provided breach notification to affected individuals and the media. The BA provided breach notification to HHS on behalf of six out of seven CE clients. One CE notified HHS on its own. OCR obtained assurances that the BA implemented the corrective actions listed.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
AccuDoc Solutions, Inc.
State
NC
Entity type
Business Associate
Individuals affected
2,652,537
Submission date
November 27, 2018
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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