Health Data Breach Tracker/MO

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Pershing Health System

5,368 individuals · submitted January 5, 2023

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Pershing Health System, reported that several employees were the subjects of an email phishing incident that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 5,368 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE offered free credit monitoring services and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards. The CE also retrained staff on email security precautions.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Pershing Health System
State
MO
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
5,368
Submission date
January 5, 2023
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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