Health Data Breach Tracker/CA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

California Department of State Hospitals

5,014 individuals · submitted March 17, 2021

About this report

The covered entity (CE), California Department of State Hospitals, reported that an employee impermissibly accessed the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 5,014 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, email addresses, diagnoses, lab results, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE sanctioned the employee and strengthened its policies and procedures. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
California Department of State Hospitals
State
CA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
5,014
Submission date
March 17, 2021
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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