Health Data Breach Tracker/PA

Business Associate · Archived

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

1,346 individuals · submitted July 22, 2021

About this report

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, the covered entity (CE), reported that its business associate (BA) experienced a cyber-attack that affected the protected health information (PHI) of 1,346 individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, diagnoses/conditions, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, the media, and provided substitute notice. The BA notified the affected individuals and provided complimentary credit monitoring services and implemented a call center for questions or concerns. In its mitigation efforts, the BA implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards to better protect its PHI.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
State
PA
Entity type
Business Associate
Individuals affected
1,346
Submission date
July 22, 2021
Breach type
Hacking/IT Incident
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
Yes
OCR status
Archived

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