Health Data Breach Tracker/TX

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Austin Hearing Services

600 individuals · submitted January 23, 2021

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Austin Hearing Services, reported that a former employee used the protected health information (PHI) of 600 individuals for solicitation. The PHI involved included names and email addresses. The CE notified HHS and affected individuals. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE regarding the HIPAA Rules.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Austin Hearing Services
State
TX
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
600
Submission date
January 23, 2021
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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