Health Data Breach Tracker/IL

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Suburban Lung Associates

2,984 individuals · submitted April 13, 2015

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Suburban Lung Associates, reported that its business associate (BA) left medical records unattended which affected 2,984 individuals. The protected health information (PHI) involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In its mitigation efforts, the BA implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect PHI. OCR obtained assurances that the BA implemented the corrective actions noted.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Suburban Lung Associates
State
IL
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
2,984
Submission date
April 13, 2015
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Paper/Films
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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