Health Data Breach Tracker/NV

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Carson Valley Medical Center

11,368 individuals · submitted April 4, 2017

About this report

On April 4, 2017, the covered entity (CE), Carson Valley Medical Center in Gardnerville, Nevada, reported that a spreadsheet containing protected health information (PHI) may have been compromised by an unauthorized user as a result of an email scam. The electronic PHI included the names, discharge dates, billing account numbers, and locations of services for 11,368 individuals. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Following the breach, the CE implemented technical safeguards, updated its security risk analysis, and trained staff. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Security Rule.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Carson Valley Medical Center
State
NV
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
11,368
Submission date
April 4, 2017
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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