Health Data Breach Tracker/AR

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Arkansas Health Group

903 individuals · submitted October 7, 2019

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Arkansas Health Group, reported that its business associate (BA), Arkansas Answering Service, sent protected health information (PHI) via email that was unsecured. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. This breach affected 941 individuals and the PHI involved included names, birthdates, and clinical information. As a result of this breach, the CE terminated its relationship with the BA.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Arkansas Health Group
State
AR
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
903
Submission date
October 7, 2019
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Other
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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