Health Data Breach Tracker/LA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Madison Parish Hospital Service District

1,436 individuals · submitted April 18, 2019

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Madison Parish Hospital Service District, reported that an employee forwarded several emails containing protected health information (PHI) to an unauthorized recipient prior to his/her departure. This breach affected approximately 1,436 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, insurance information, diagnoses/conditions, lab results, and medications prescribed. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. The CE took legal measures against the former employee which resulted in an injunction against any further use of its PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Madison Parish Hospital Service District
State
LA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
1,436
Submission date
April 18, 2019
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Desktop Computer, Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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