Health Data Breach Tracker/MO

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Missouri Department of Mental Health

537 individuals · submitted November 8, 2024

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Missouri Department of Mental Health, reported that an employee erroneously sent an unencrypted email message containing the protected health information (PHI) of 537 individuals to the wrong individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, addresses, and dates of birth. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. Staff were retrained.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Missouri Department of Mental Health
State
MO
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
537
Submission date
November 8, 2024
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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