Sentara Health

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Sentara Health, reported a breach after it discovered that two remote workforce members processing their lab requisitions were not the persons the CE hired to do the work. The breach affected the protected health information (PHI) of 13,278 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and lab results. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services to the affected individuals and implemented additional administrative, technical, and security safeguards to better protect PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.