Health Data Breach Tracker/NJ

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Kennedy University Hospital, Inc. t/a Jefferson Health

4,140 individuals · submitted August 15, 2023

About this report

Kennedy University Hospital t/a Jefferson Health, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee lost an external hard drive for a medical imaging device. The device contained the protected health information (PHI) of 4,140 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, phone numbers, addresses, medical record numbers, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice on its website. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its sensitive data.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Kennedy University Hospital, Inc. t/a Jefferson Health
State
NJ
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
4,140
Submission date
August 15, 2023
Breach type
Loss
Location of information
Other Portable Electronic Device
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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