Health Data Breach Tracker/KS

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services

11,000 individuals · submitted April 17, 2018

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services, reported that an employee sent the electronic protected health information of approximately 11,000 individuals to the wrong recipients. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE sanctioned the responsible employee and retrained its employees on the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services
State
KS
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
11,000
Submission date
April 17, 2018
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Desktop Computer
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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