Health Data Breach Tracker/WI

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Advocate Aurora Health

1,907 individuals · submitted August 14, 2020

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Advocate Aurora Health, reported that an employee mailed documents containing the protected health information of 1,907 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, addresses, health insurance and claims information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative safeguards to better protect its PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Advocate Aurora Health
State
WI
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
1,907
Submission date
August 14, 2020
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Paper/Films
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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