Health Data Breach Tracker/CT

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Community Health Resources, Inc

1,634 individuals · submitted December 28, 2020

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Community Health Resources, Inc., reported that an employee inadvertently sent a group email to 1,634 individuals without using the blind copy function. The electronic protected health information (ePHI) involved included names and email addresses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Following the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative safeguards to better protect its sensitive data. The CE also sanctioned the employee involved. OCR obtained assurances that CE implemented the corrective actions noted.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Community Health Resources, Inc
State
CT
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
1,634
Submission date
December 28, 2020
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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