Health Data Breach Tracker/MO

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Saint Louis University

800 individuals · submitted February 10, 2011

About this report

The covered entity (CE), St. Louis University, reported that it was the victim of a cyber-attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 800 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, diagnoses, and clinical and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect its ePHI. The CE trained all employees on the new or revised policies and procedures and implemented monthly security awareness training. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE regarding the HIPAA Security Rule.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Saint Louis University
State
MO
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
800
Submission date
February 10, 2011
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Desktop Computer
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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