Health Data Breach Tracker/WI

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Advocate Aurora Health

1,729 individuals · submitted December 28, 2021

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Advocate Aurora Health, reported that a document containing the protected health information (PHI) of 1,729 individuals was lost in the mail. The PHI involved included names, diagnoses, 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 sanctioned the employee responsible. Technical safeguards were also implemented to protect and secure sensitive data.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Advocate Aurora Health
State
WI
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
1,729
Submission date
December 28, 2021
Breach type
Loss
Location of information
Paper/Films
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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