Healthcare Provider · Archived
Erlanger Health System
4,938 individuals · submitted September 4, 2020
About this report
The covered entity (CE), Erlanger Health System, reported that its business associate (BA) lost CDs that contained the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 4,938 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, and lab results. The CDs were not encrypted or password protected. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. Following the breach, the CE trained the staff of its BA on the proper methods of safeguarding ePHI. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.
Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.
- Organization
- Erlanger Health System
- State
- TN
- Entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 4,938
- Submission date
- September 4, 2020
- Breach type
- Loss
- Location of information
- Other Portable Electronic Device
- Business associate present
- Yes
- OCR status
- Archived
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