Health Data Breach Tracker/NY

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Health Quest Systems, Inc.

372,043 individuals · submitted May 31, 2019

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Health Quest Systems, Inc., reported that several employees were the victims of an email phishing scheme that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 372,043 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, drivers’ license numbers, financial information, health insurance information lab results, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its ePHI. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective action noted.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Health Quest Systems, Inc.
State
NY
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
372,043
Submission date
May 31, 2019
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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