Health Data Breach Tracker/OR

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Klamath County

547 individuals · submitted November 29, 2022

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Klamath County, reported that a workforce member impermissibly emailed the protected health information (PHI) of 547 individuals to a personal email account. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE sanctioned the workforce member responsible for the breach and retrained its workforce on safeguarding PHI. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE regarding the HIPAA Rules.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Klamath County
State
OR
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
547
Submission date
November 29, 2022
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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