Health Data Breach Tracker/MI

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Sterling Area Health Center

3,336 individuals · submitted April 15, 2021

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Sterling Area Health Center, reported that its business associate (BA) was the subject of a hacking attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 3,336 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, drivers’ license numbers, medications, and clinical information. The CE notified HHS; the BA notified affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE terminated its business relationship with its BA, revised its policies and procedures, and retrained its employees.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Sterling Area Health Center
State
MI
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
3,336
Submission date
April 15, 2021
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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