Health Data Breach Tracker/NC

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Triangle Women's Center

978 individuals · submitted July 7, 2021

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Triangle Women’s Center, reported that an employee inadvertently sent an email containing the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 978 individuals to an unauthorized individual. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, telephone numbers, and billing information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative safeguards and retrained its workforce. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Triangle Women's Center
State
NC
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
978
Submission date
July 7, 2021
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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