Health Data Breach Tracker/PA

Health Plan · Archived

Allegheny County, PA

3,394 individuals · submitted March 13, 2020

About this report

Allegheny County, PA, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee inadvertently uploaded a document containing the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 3,394 individuals. The ePHI involved included Social Security numbers and medications prescribed. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented new administrative, technical, and security safeguards and retrained its staff on the proper methods of safeguarding ePHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Allegheny County, PA
State
PA
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
3,394
Submission date
March 13, 2020
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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