Healthcare Provider · Archived
The Lowell General Hospital
769 individuals · submitted November 10, 2017
About this report
An employee impermissibly accessed the protected health information (PHI) of 769 individuals. The types of PHI disclosed included demographic and clinical information. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals, and the media. Following the breach, the CE sanctioned the employee in accordance with the CE’s sanctions policy. Additionally, the CE changed its policy to detect inappropriate access. OCR reviewed the CE’s policies and as related to this breach and they appear to be in compliance with the Privacy and Security Rules. OCR obtained documented assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted above.
Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.
- Organization
- The Lowell General Hospital
- State
- MA
- Entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 769
- Submission date
- November 10, 2017
- Breach type
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information
- Electronic Medical Record
- Business associate present
- No
- OCR status
- Archived
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