Health Data Breach Tracker/NM

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Southern New Mexico Neurosurgery LLC

11,754 individuals · submitted October 14, 2019

About this report

Southern New Mexico Neurosurgery, the covered entity (CE), reported that its former business associate (BA) continued to maintain its electronic protected health information (ePHI) on its server after the termination of the business relationship. Additionally, the CE provided its BA with access to its ePHI without having a business associate agreement in place. The ePHI involved included names, birthdates, addresses, claims information, and treatment information. This breach affected approximately 11,754 individuals. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. As a result of the breach, the CE filed a lawsuit against the BA to require the deletion of its ePHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Southern New Mexico Neurosurgery LLC
State
NM
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
11,754
Submission date
October 14, 2019
Breach type
Improper Disposal
Location of information
Electronic Medical Record, Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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