Delaware Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health

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On September 16, 2020, the Covered Entity (CE) learned that an unauthorized The covered entity (CE), Delaware Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Public Health, reported that an employee mailed the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 9,930 individuals to an unauthorized person. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, lab results, and clinical information. Following the breach, the CE sanctioned the responsible employee and retrained its workforce members on the proper methods of safeguarding its sensitive data. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.