Health Data Breach Tracker/SC

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Roper St. Francis Healthcare

4,125 individuals · submitted August 26, 2024

About this report

Roper St. Francis Healthcare, the covered entity (CE), learned that an employee inadvertently sent the protected health information (PHI) of 4,125 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names only. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach the CE sanctioned the responsible employee. OCR provided technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Rules.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Roper St. Francis Healthcare
State
SC
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
4,125
Submission date
August 26, 2024
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Paper/Films
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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