Healthcare Provider · Archived
T.J. Samson Community Hospital
2,060 individuals · submitted August 7, 2015
About this report
The covered entity (CE), TJ Samson Community Hospital, discovered that on June 8, 2015, it had sent an advertisement email to 2,060 patients that inadvertently exposed the names and email addresses of the recipients. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE drafted a new policy which details the internal use of its patient portal to communicate with patients. It also counseled its marketing staff on disseminating information. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed above.
Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.
- Organization
- T.J. Samson Community Hospital
- State
- KY
- Entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 2,060
- Submission date
- August 7, 2015
- Breach type
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information
- Business associate present
- No
- OCR status
- Archived
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