Health Data Breach Tracker/PA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Supportive Concepts for Families, Inc.

593 individuals · submitted February 13, 2014

About this report

The CE inadvertently made an internal database containing the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 593 individuals accessible on the Internet. The ePHI involved in the breach included names, dates of birth, social security numbers, addresses, dates of services, and customer service notes. The CE immediately removed the database from the Internet and secured it against further unauthorized disclosures. The CE provided breach notification to affected individuals, HHS, and the media, and posted substitute notice online. Following the breach, the CE provided further HIPAA training to its staff and sanctioned the responsible employees. The CE also took measures to reduce the vulnerabilities identified its most recent risk analysis. As a result of OCR’s

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Supportive Concepts for Families, Inc.
State
PA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
593
Submission date
February 13, 2014
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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