Health Data Breach Tracker/MI

Healthcare Provider · Archived

East Paris Internal Medicine Associates, PC

5,239 individuals · submitted November 22, 2024

About this report

East Paris Internal Medicine Associates, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee emailed the protected health information (PHI) of 5,239 individuals to her personal email account. The PHI involved names, dates of birth, medical record numbers, claims information, diagnoses/conditions, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE implemented new technical safeguards, sanctioned the workforce members involved, and retrained staff on the obligation to protect and secure PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
East Paris Internal Medicine Associates, PC
State
MI
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
5,239
Submission date
November 22, 2024
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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