Health Data Breach Tracker/MA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Berkshire Medical Center

1,745 individuals · submitted November 23, 2016

About this report

A former employee of a business associate (BA), Ambucor Health Solutions, stole the protected health information (PHI) of the covered entity's (CE) patients that was contained in a mobile computer drive. The types of PHI involved in the breach included clinical and demographic information such as patients' names, dates of birth, diagnoses, and treatment, and affected1,745 individuals. OCR reviewed the CE's BA agreement and determined that it is compliance with the Privacy Rule. OCR obtained assurances that individuals affected by this breach were notified in accordance with the Breach Notification Rule.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Berkshire Medical Center
State
MA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
1,745
Submission date
November 23, 2016
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Email, Other Portable Electronic Device
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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