Healthcare Provider · Archived
Boston Medical Center
723 individuals · submitted November 24, 2021
About this report
The covered entity (CE), Boston Medical Center, reported that a workforce member sent an email without using the blind carbon copy function and compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 723 individuals. The PHI involved included email addresses, names, and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS and the affected individuals. In response to the breach, the CE retrained the responsible employee and revised its policy and procedures.
Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.
- Organization
- Boston Medical Center
- State
- MA
- Entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 723
- Submission date
- November 24, 2021
- Breach type
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information
- Business associate present
- No
- OCR status
- Archived
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