Health Data Breach Tracker/DC

Healthcare Provider · Archived

The George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates

576 individuals · submitted July 13, 2021

About this report

The covered entity (CE), The George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates, reported that an employee sent an email that contained the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 576 individuals without using the blind carbon copy feature. The ePHI involved included names and email addresses. The CE notified HHS and the affected individuals. In response to the breach, the CE retrained its staff on email security.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
The George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates
State
DC
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
576
Submission date
July 13, 2021
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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