Healthcare Provider · Archived
Midwestern Regional Medical Center, Inc.
2,675 individuals · submitted July 12, 2018
About this report
Midwestern Regional Medical Center, the covered entity (CE), discovered that protected health information (PHI) was posted on a public bulletin board of cancer survivors without authorization. The breach affected 2,675 individuals. The CE notified all affected individuals as well as the media. The PHI involved included names, states of residence, diagnoses, and in some cases, photos and/or videos of the patient. As a result of the breach, the CE updated its patient authorization policy and revised its patient authorization forms to be in compliance with the HIPAA Privacy Rule.
Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.
- Organization
- Midwestern Regional Medical Center, Inc.
- State
- IL
- Entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 2,675
- Submission date
- July 12, 2018
- Breach type
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information
- Other
- Business associate present
- No
- OCR status
- Archived
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