Health Data Breach Tracker/TX

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Hunt Memorial Hospital District

1,887 individuals · submitted June 29, 2018

About this report

Hunt Memorial Hospital District, the covered entity (CE), reported that an unauthorized user gained access to its electronic health records through a business associate’s (BA) email system via an email phishing scheme. The breach affected 1,887 individuals. The covered entity reported the breach to OCR, notified the affected individuals, and the media. The covered entity also improved its security posture and implemented additional training sessions for workforce members concerning password protection and HIPAA compliance. OCR obtained assurances that Hunt Memorial implemented the corrective actions noted above.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Hunt Memorial Hospital District
State
TX
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
1,887
Submission date
June 29, 2018
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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