Health Data Breach Tracker/CA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Tahoe Forest Hospital District

1,119 individuals · submitted July 17, 2023

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Tahoe Forest Hospital District, reported that an employee of its business associate (BA) inadvertently mailed the protected health information (PHI) of 1,119 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names, addresses, dates of birth, health insurance information, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE updated its policies and retrained its employees.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Tahoe Forest Hospital District
State
CA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
1,119
Submission date
July 17, 2023
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Paper/Films
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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