Health Data Breach Tracker/IL

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Northwest Oncology & Hematology, S.C.

1,625 individuals · submitted May 11, 2016

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Northwest Oncology & Hematology, S.C., reported that an employee sent emails to patients without using the blind-copy function. As a result, the email addresses of 1,625 individuals was exposed. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. The employee responsible was sanctioned.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Northwest Oncology & Hematology, S.C.
State
IL
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
1,625
Submission date
May 11, 2016
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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