Health Data Breach Tracker/CA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Minimed Distribution Corp

1,658 individuals · submitted April 30, 2021

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Minimed Distribution Corporation, reported that the estranged spouse of a workforce member temporarily had access to the workforce member’s work-related electronic devices that contained the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 1,658 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and financial and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. A phone number was provided for questions or concerns. Complimentary identity theft protection services were provided to affected individuals. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its ePHI. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Minimed Distribution Corp
State
CA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
1,658
Submission date
April 30, 2021
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Electronic Medical Record, Email, Laptop, Other Portable Electronic Device
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

More breach reports in CA

More Unauthorized Access/Disclosure reports