Health Data Breach Tracker/OR

Health Plan · Archived

Providence Health Plan

5,509 individuals · submitted June 7, 2021

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Providence Health Plan, reported that a temporary contract worker sent emails containing the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 5,509 individuals to a personal email address. The ePHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, identification numbers, dates of birth, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE revised its procedures, retrained its workforce members, and implemented additional technical safeguards.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Providence Health Plan
State
OR
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
5,509
Submission date
June 7, 2021
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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