Health Data Breach Tracker/IL

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center

3,815 individuals · submitted November 5, 2020

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center, reported that an employee emailed the protected health information (PHI) of 3,815 individuals to unauthorized entities. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, and lab results. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE sanctioned and retrained the responsible employee and revised its policies and procedures.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center
State
IL
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
3,815
Submission date
November 5, 2020
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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