Health Data Breach Tracker/TN

Healthcare Provider · Archived

American Home Patient

13,709 individuals · submitted March 6, 2017

About this report

The covered entity (CE), American Home Patient, reported that several unencrypted computer hard drives containing the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 13,709 individuals, were stolen. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, health insurance information, Social Security Numbers, diagnoses, dates of birth, financial information, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and local law enforcement. As a result of the breach, the CE implemented additional physical and technical safeguards to better protect its ePHI. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE and obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
American Home Patient
State
TN
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
13,709
Submission date
March 6, 2017
Breach type
Theft
Location of information
Other Portable Electronic Device
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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