Health Data Breach Tracker/NC

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Carolina Digestive Health Associates, PA

10,988 individuals · submitted April 26, 2018

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Carolina Digestive Health Associates, reported that an employee impermissibly accessed its electronic medical record system. This breach affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 10,988 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE sanctioned the responsible employee and implemented additional administrative, technical and security safeguards to better protect its ePHI. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Carolina Digestive Health Associates, PA
State
NC
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
10,988
Submission date
April 26, 2018
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Electronic Medical Record
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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