Health Data Breach Tracker/MI

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Ascension Eastwood Clinics

999 individuals · submitted April 23, 2020

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Ascension Eastwood Clinics, reported that an employee transmitted a mass email without utilizing the blind carbon copy function. The email contained the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 999 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, diagnoses, and email addresses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE sanctioned the responsible workforce member and trained its staff on email security.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Ascension Eastwood Clinics
State
MI
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
999
Submission date
April 23, 2020
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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