Health Data Breach Tracker/MA

Business Associate · Archived

athenahealth, Inc.

1,974 individuals · submitted November 15, 2024

About this report

Athenahealth, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee posted the protected health information (PHI) of 1,974 individuals to the Internet. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and health insurance and claims information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its sensitive data. The staff involved in this disclosure were retrained.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
athenahealth, Inc.
State
MA
Entity type
Business Associate
Individuals affected
1,974
Submission date
November 15, 2024
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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