Health Data Breach Tracker/CT

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Stamford Health

1,255 individuals · submitted April 30, 2020

About this report

Stamford Health, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee impermissibly disclosed the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 1,255 individuals when an email was sent without masking the email addresses of recipients. The ePHI involved included email addresses and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. As a result of this breach, Stamford Health implemented additional technological safeguards, updated its related policies and procedures, and provided relevant workforce training.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Stamford Health
State
CT
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
1,255
Submission date
April 30, 2020
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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