Health Data Breach Tracker/SC

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Medical University of South Carolina

1,758 individuals · submitted November 13, 2023

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Medical University of South Carolina, reported that its business associate (BA) sent an email that contained the protected health information (PHI) of 1,758 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names only. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. The employee involved was retrained.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Medical University of South Carolina
State
SC
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
1,758
Submission date
November 13, 2023
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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