Health Data Breach Tracker/MN

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Mankato Clinic

535 individuals · submitted September 16, 2021

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Mankato Clinic, reported that an employee accidentally sent an email containing the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 535 individuals to the wrong recipient. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, financial information, and diagnoses/conditions. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In its mitigation efforts, the CE sanctioned the responsible employee and retrained staff on the importance of safeguarding ePHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Mankato Clinic
State
MN
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
535
Submission date
September 16, 2021
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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