Health Data Breach Tracker/WI

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Mercy Health System Corporation

5,946 individuals · submitted July 2, 2019

About this report

Mercy Health System Corporation (MHSC), the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee of its business associate (BA) was the victim of an email phishing scheme that affected 5,946 individuals. The protected health information (PHI) involved included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and treatment information. The CE, in conjunction with the BA, notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and offered complimentary identity theft monitoring services. MHSC also provided substitute notice on its website.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Mercy Health System Corporation
State
WI
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
5,946
Submission date
July 2, 2019
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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