Business Associate · Archived
Independent Health Corporation
541 individuals · submitted October 8, 2021
About this report
The covered entity (CE), Independent Health Corporation, reported that an employee inadvertently emailed the protected health information (PHI) of 541 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, identification numbers, and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. 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
- Independent Health Corporation
- State
- NY
- Entity type
- Business Associate
- Individuals affected
- 541
- Submission date
- October 8, 2021
- Breach type
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information
- Business associate present
- Yes
- OCR status
- Archived
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