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Healthcare Provider · Archived

Delaware Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Developmental Disabilities Services

7,000 individuals · submitted October 20, 2022

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Delaware Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Developmental Disabilities Services, reported that employees impermissibly provided access to the protected health information (PHI) of 7,000 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, and financial information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional technical safeguards and provided additional training to its workforce.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Delaware Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Developmental Disabilities Services
State
DE
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
7,000
Submission date
October 20, 2022
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Electronic Medical Record
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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