Health Data Breach Tracker/IA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Peoples Community Health Clinic

40,084 individuals · submitted June 29, 2021

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Peoples Community Health Clinic, reported that an employee experienced an email phishing incident that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 40,084 individuals. The PHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, addresses, drivers’ license numbers, dates of birth, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards. Staff were retrained on email security precautions.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Peoples Community Health Clinic
State
IA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
40,084
Submission date
June 29, 2021
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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