Health Data Breach Tracker/MI

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Henry Ford Health System

43,563 individuals · submitted December 1, 2017

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Henry Ford Health System, reported that it was the victim of an email phishing scheme. This breach affected 43,563 individuals. The protected health information (PHI) involved included names, dates of birth, medical record numbers, Social Security numbers, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. To mitigate harm, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services. The CE also implemented administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its PHI and retrained its staff. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the aforementioned corrective actions.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Henry Ford Health System
State
MI
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
43,563
Submission date
December 1, 2017
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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