Health Data Breach Tracker/IL

Health Plan · Archived

Cook County Health

898 individuals · submitted July 2, 2021

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Cook County Health, reported that a subcontractor of its business associate (BA) permitted drivers who were not registered with the BA to provide medical transportation to the CE’s health plan members. The CE determined that the unregistered drivers had access to the protected health information (PHI) of 898 individuals. The PHI involved included names, phone numbers, home addresses, and mobility status. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Cook County Health
State
IL
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
898
Submission date
July 2, 2021
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Paper/Films
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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