Health Data Breach Tracker/MS

Healthcare Provider · Archived

The Cancer Center of Greenwood Leflore Hospital

2,714 individuals · submitted July 19, 2021

About this report

The covered entity (CE), The Cancer Center of Greenwood Leflore Hospital, reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a ransomware attack that affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 2,714 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, claims information, diagnoses, and lab results. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the BA implemented additional technical safeguards to better protect ePHI. OCR provided the CE with technical assistance regarding the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
The Cancer Center of Greenwood Leflore Hospital
State
MS
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
2,714
Submission date
July 19, 2021
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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