Health Data Breach Tracker/OH

Healthcare Provider · Archived

ProMedica

1,178 individuals · submitted July 19, 2022

About this report

The covered entity (CE), ProMedica, reported that an employee erroneously sent emails containing the protected health information (PHI) of 1,178 individuals to the wrong email address. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, diagnoses/conditions, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the CE sanctioned the employee involved in the breach, implemented security enhancements, and retrained its workforce to better protect its electronic PHI. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
ProMedica
State
OH
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
1,178
Submission date
July 19, 2022
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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