Health Data Breach Tracker/MD

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Anne Arundel Health System

2,208 individuals · submitted October 8, 2015

About this report

Anne Arundel Health System, the covered entity (CE), reported that it inadvertently mailed 2,208 letters containing protected health information (PHI) to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, addresses, diagnoses, clinical information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided complimentary credit monitoring services. In its mitigation efforts, the CE sanctioned the responsible employees, implemented additional administrative safeguards, and retrained it staff. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Anne Arundel Health System
State
MD
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
2,208
Submission date
October 8, 2015
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Paper/Films
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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