Healthcare Provider · Archived
Hancock OB/GYN
1,396 individuals · submitted August 12, 2013
About this report
An employee of the covered entity (CE), Hancock OB/GYN impermissibly accessed the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 1,396 individuals without a necessary business reason to do so. The ePHI included names, dates of service, medical record numbers, and clinical information. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Upon discovering the breach, the CE terminated the responsible individuals’ employment. As a result of OCR’s investigation, the CE revised its policies and procedures related to safeguarding ePHI and implemented routine audits of employee access to ePHI.
Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.
- Organization
- Hancock OB/GYN
- State
- IN
- Entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 1,396
- Submission date
- August 12, 2013
- Breach type
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information
- Electronic Medical Record
- Business associate present
- No
- OCR status
- Archived
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