Health Data Breach Tracker/NY

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Chautauqua County

537 individuals · submitted April 16, 2021

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Chautauqua County, reported that an employee sent out an email containing the protected health information (PHI) of 537 individuals without using the blind carbon copy function. The PHI involved included names and email addresses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE sanctioned and retrained the employee.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Chautauqua County
State
NY
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
537
Submission date
April 16, 2021
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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