Health Data Breach Tracker/RI

Healthcare Provider · Archived

The Neurology Foundation, Inc.

12,861 individuals · submitted September 1, 2017

About this report

The covered entity, The Neurology Foundation, reported that an employee impermissibly transferred files from his work computer to his personal electronic devices. This breach affected the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 12,861 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, health insurance and financial information, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and retrained its employees.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
The Neurology Foundation, Inc.
State
RI
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
12,861
Submission date
September 1, 2017
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Desktop Computer, Electronic Medical Record, Network Server, Other Portable Electronic Device, Paper/Films
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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