Healthcare Provider · Archived
Denton County Health Department
874 individuals · submitted April 9, 2015
About this report
On April 9, 2015, OCR received a breach report from the covered entity (CE), Denton County Health Department, stating that on February 15, 2015, an employee used an unencrypted portable computer, to save and print a personal document at FedEx/Kinko’s. The mobile drive contained the protected health information (PHI) of approximately 874 individuals from the tuberculosis clinic. The PHI included lab test results, demographic information, and clinical data. Based on the information gathered during the investigation, OCR has opened a compliance review regarding the CE's potential non-compliance with multiple HIPAA standards and is consolidating this investigation with that review.
Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.
- Organization
- Denton County Health Department
- State
- TX
- Entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 874
- Submission date
- April 9, 2015
- Breach type
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information
- Other Portable Electronic Device
- Business associate present
- No
- OCR status
- Archived
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