Health Data Breach Tracker/WI

Healthcare Provider · Archived

FOREFRONT DERMATOLOGY, SC

45,580 individuals · submitted October 20, 2022

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Forefront Dermatology, reported that an employee sold decommissioned electronic devices that contained the protected health information (PHI) of 45,580 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, phone numbers, addresses, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE sanctioned the responsible employee as well as others and implemented additional technical safeguards.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
FOREFRONT DERMATOLOGY, SC
State
WI
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
45,580
Submission date
October 20, 2022
Breach type
Theft
Location of information
Other Portable Electronic Device
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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