Health Data Breach Tracker/CA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Boomerang Healthcare

1,204 individuals · submitted November 7, 2023

About this report

Boomerang Healthcare, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee inadvertently emailed an Excel spreadsheet containing the protected health information (PHI) of 1,204 patients to unauthorized individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, email addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach and OCR’s investigation, the CE sanctioned the responsible employee and strengthened its administrative and technical safeguards.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Boomerang Healthcare
State
CA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
1,204
Submission date
November 7, 2023
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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