Health Data Breach Tracker/MA

Business Associate · Archived

Beacon Health Options, Inc.

6,723 individuals · submitted April 10, 2020

About this report

Beacon Health Options, the business associate (BA), reported that an employee lost a USB drive containing the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 6,723 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, health insurance information, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided complimentary credit monitoring and identity restoration services. Following the breach, Beacon sanctioned the employee, implemented additional administrative safeguards, and retrained its staff.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Beacon Health Options, Inc.
State
MA
Entity type
Business Associate
Individuals affected
6,723
Submission date
April 10, 2020
Breach type
Loss
Location of information
Other Portable Electronic Device
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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