Health Data Breach Tracker/WA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

CHI Franciscan Health Hospice-Tacoma

12,413 individuals · submitted November 28, 2016

About this report

CHI Franciscan Health Hospice, the covered entity (CE), reported that a backpack containing a laptop and paper copies of medical records was stolen from an employee’s vehicle. The breach affected 2,413 individuals. The protected health information (PHI) involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers, diagnoses, lab results, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The covered entity implemented physical and technical security safeguards, updated its risk analysis, sanctioned the workforce member, and re-trained all staff members. OCR provided technical assistance to the covered entity regarding the HIPAA Security Rule.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
CHI Franciscan Health Hospice-Tacoma
State
WA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
12,413
Submission date
November 28, 2016
Breach type
Theft
Location of information
Laptop
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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