Health Data Breach Tracker/IL

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Cook County Health

2,713 individuals · submitted January 24, 2020

About this report

Cook County Health (CCH), the covered entity (CE), reported that the protected health information (PHI) of 2,713 individuals was impermissibly sent to its mailing vendor. The PHI involved included names, addresses, and email addresses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE revised its policies and procedures and trained its staff on privacy protections. OCR obtained assurances that CCH implemented the corrective actions noted.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Cook County Health
State
IL
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
2,713
Submission date
January 24, 2020
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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