Health Data Breach Tracker/CO

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Front Range Dermatology Associates, P.C.

1,070 individuals · submitted March 7, 2018

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Front Range Dermatology Associates, reported that an employee sent protected health information (PHI) to a former employee. This breach affected 1,070 individuals. The PHI involved included names, clinical information, health insurance information, and financial data. The CE notified OCR, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. The CE also established a toll free phone number for questions or concerns. In its mitigation efforts, the CE sanctioned the responsible employee and retrained its staff. The CE also implemented additional administrative and security safeguards to better protect its PHI. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Front Range Dermatology Associates, P.C.
State
CO
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
1,070
Submission date
March 7, 2018
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Electronic Medical Record, Email, Laptop
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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