Health Data Breach Tracker/KY

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Owensboro Medical Practice, PLLC

4,077 individuals · submitted September 25, 2014

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Owensboro Medical Practice, PLLC, reported that three employees of its business associate (BA) took a spreadsheet containing the protected health information (PHI) of 4,077 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Following the breach, the CE and BA implemented additional administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to better protect sensitive data. All employees were retrained. OCR obtained assurances that the CE and BA implemented the corrective actions noted.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Owensboro Medical Practice, PLLC
State
KY
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
4,077
Submission date
September 25, 2014
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Other Portable Electronic Device
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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