Healthcare Provider · Archived
Dermatologists of Southwest Ohio
733 individuals · submitted December 20, 2018
About this report
Dermatologists of Southwest Ohio, the covered entity (CE), reported that its cleaning vendor improperly disposed of the medical records of 733 individuals by placing them in a public dumpster. The protected health information (PHI) involved included names, addresses, birthdates, drivers’ license information, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, lab results, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services to affected individuals. In its mitigation efforts, the CE retrained its staff and its vendor on the proper methods of disposing of medical records.
Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.
- Organization
- Dermatologists of Southwest Ohio
- State
- OH
- Entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 733
- Submission date
- December 20, 2018
- Breach type
- Improper Disposal
- Location of information
- Paper/Films
- Business associate present
- No
- OCR status
- Archived
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