Health Data Breach Tracker/NC

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Cone Health Medical Group

1,872 individuals · submitted October 15, 2014

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Cone Health Medical Group, reported that a mailing error caused the protected health information (PHI) of 1,872 individuals to be mailed to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In its mitigation efforts, the CE switched mailing vendors to better protect its PHI. As a result of OCR’s investigation, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. The CE also hired a privacy officer. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the aforementioned corrective actions.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Cone Health Medical Group
State
NC
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
1,872
Submission date
October 15, 2014
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Paper/Films
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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