Health Data Breach Tracker/SC

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Beaufort Memorial Hospital

12,636 individuals · submitted October 2, 2020

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Beaufort Memorial Hospital, reported that it inadvertently mailed the protected health information (PHI) of 12,636 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names and financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative safeguards and retrained its staff. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Beaufort Memorial Hospital
State
SC
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
12,636
Submission date
October 2, 2020
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Paper/Films
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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