Health Data Breach Tracker/TX

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Steward West Division – AR/LA/TX ACE

877 individuals · submitted February 16, 2021

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Steward West Division-AR/LA/TX ACE, reported that an employee impermissibly accessed the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 877 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, addresses, phone numbers, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided complimentary credit and identity theft restoration services. In addition, a toll-free phone number was set up for questions or concerns. In response to the breach, the CE implemented an additional technical safeguard to better protect its ePHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Steward West Division – AR/LA/TX ACE
State
TX
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
877
Submission date
February 16, 2021
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Electronic Medical Record
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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