Health Data Breach Tracker/TX

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Special Health Resources for Texas, Inc.

567 individuals · submitted May 21, 2019

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Special Health Resources for Texas, Inc., reported that its business associate (BA) impermissibly accessed the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 567 individuals. The BA proceeded to cancel appointments and reschedule them with another BA. The PHI involved included names, addresses, birthdates, diagnoses, and lab results. As a consequence, the CE terminated its relationship with the BA. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented additional administrative safeguards to protect its PHI. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Special Health Resources for Texas, Inc.
State
TX
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
567
Submission date
May 21, 2019
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Electronic Medical Record
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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