Health Data Breach Tracker/TX

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Memorial Hermann Health System

507 individuals · submitted July 2, 2019

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Memorial Hermann Health System, reported that a workforce member inadvertently emailed a spreadsheet containing the protected health information (PHI) of 507 individuals. The PHI involved included the names, medical record numbers, financial information, insurance information, and clinical information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Following the incident, the CE sanctioned the workforce member and revised its procedures to better safeguard PHI. The CE also contacted the email recipient and received assurances that the information had been deleted. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted above.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Memorial Hermann Health System
State
TX
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
507
Submission date
July 2, 2019
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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