Health Data Breach Tracker/CA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

inSite Digestive Health Care

1,424 individuals · submitted March 9, 2018

About this report

On January 23, 2018, the covered entity (CE), InSite Digestive Health, discovered that an unknown individual had broken into two on-site storage lockers used to store protected health information (PHI). The CE's investigation determined that the breach affected 1,424 patients' records and included patients’ demographic and clinical information. In response to the breach, the CE enhanced the security of its storage locker. In response to OCR’s investigation, the CE notified affected individuals and prominent media outlets, and began converting its paper medical records to a digital format.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
inSite Digestive Health Care
State
CA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
1,424
Submission date
March 9, 2018
Breach type
Theft
Location of information
Paper/Films
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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