Health Data Breach Tracker/ID

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Eastern Idaho Public Health

759 individuals · submitted January 7, 2025

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Eastern Idaho Public Health, reported that an employee viewed patient records outside the scope of their job responsibilities affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 759 individuals. The PHI involved included diagnoses/conditions, health screenings, medical histories, assessments, provider orders, and visit results. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards, revised policies and procedures, sanctioned the involved employee, and retrained its staff. During the investigation, OCR provided the CE with technical assistance.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Eastern Idaho Public Health
State
ID
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
759
Submission date
January 7, 2025
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Electronic Medical Record
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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