Health Data Breach Tracker/NM

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Jemez Health & Human Services

4,290 individuals · submitted October 26, 2020

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Jemez Health & Human Services, reported that two laptops and two desktop computers containing the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 4,290 individuals were improperly disposed of. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, clinical information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. As a result of the breach, the CE sanctioned and retrained the employee responsible and implemented additional technical safeguards to better protect its ePHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Jemez Health & Human Services
State
NM
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
4,290
Submission date
October 26, 2020
Breach type
Improper Disposal
Location of information
Desktop Computer, Laptop
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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