Health Data Breach Tracker/TX

Healthcare Provider · Archived

El Paso Healthcare System, Ltd. d/b/a Las Palmas Del Sol Healthcare

1,854 individuals · submitted December 11, 2024

About this report

The covered entity (CE), El Paso Healthcare System, Ltd. d/b/a Las Palmas Del Sol Healthcare, reported that a workforce member used their access to the CE’s records to search for patients with specific diagnoses and subsequently could have disclosed that PHI to unauthorized individuals. The PHI involved included Clinical, demographic, and service/treatment information of approximately 1,854 individuals. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional HIPAA training and additional safeguards.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
El Paso Healthcare System, Ltd. d/b/a Las Palmas Del Sol Healthcare
State
TX
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
1,854
Submission date
December 11, 2024
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Electronic Medical Record
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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