Health Data Breach Tracker/IL

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Help at Home

1,905 individuals · submitted June 17, 2022

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Help at Home, reported that records containing the protected health information (PHI) of 1,905 individuals were improperly disposed of in an unknown location. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, drivers’ license and Social Security numbers, diagnoses, medications, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained to better protect PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Help at Home
State
IL
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
1,905
Submission date
June 17, 2022
Breach type
Improper Disposal
Location of information
Paper/Films
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

More breach reports in IL

More Improper Disposal reports