Health Data Breach Tracker/CA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

John Muir Health - Walnut Creek Medical Center

821 individuals · submitted April 13, 2023

About this report

The covered entity (CE), John Muir Health – Walnut Creek Medical Center, reported that a workforce member posted a link to protected health information (PHI) on a publicly accessible website. This breach affected the PHI of 821 individuals. The PHI involved included names, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE sanctioned the workforce member involved and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff members were retrained to better protect its PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
John Muir Health - Walnut Creek Medical Center
State
CA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
821
Submission date
April 13, 2023
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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