Healthcare Provider · Archived
McLean Hospital
2,231 individuals · submitted May 21, 2024
About this report
The covered entity (CE), McLean Hospital, reported that an employee inadvertently made an internal link that contained the protected health information (PHI) of 2,231 individuals available to anyone receiving the link via email. The PHI involved included names, email addresses, dates of birth, Social Security and drivers’ license numbers, telephone numbers, diagnoses, medications, and health insurance and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In its mitigation efforts, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards.
Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.
- Organization
- McLean Hospital
- State
- MA
- Entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 2,231
- Submission date
- May 21, 2024
- Breach type
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information
- Business associate present
- No
- OCR status
- Archived
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