Health Data Breach Tracker/OH

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

604 individuals · submitted August 19, 2019

About this report

Cleveland Clinic Foundation, the covered entity (CE), reported that a password-protected and encrypted hard drive was lost or misplaced. The hard drive contained the protected health information (PHI) of 604 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. The CE also conducted an exhaustive search in an effort to locate the missing hard drive. In its mitigation efforts, the CE sanctioned the responsible employee and implemented additional administrative safeguards to better protect its data.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
State
OH
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
604
Submission date
August 19, 2019
Breach type
Loss
Location of information
Other Portable Electronic Device
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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