Health Data Breach Tracker/NC

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Tryon Medical Partners, PLLC

701 individuals · submitted March 27, 2020

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Tryon Medical Partners, PLLC, reported that an employee sent the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 701 individuals to her personal email account. The ePHI involved included names, dates of birth, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and local law enforcement. In its mitigation efforts, the CE implemented new administrative, technical, and security safeguards. All staff were retrained on the HIPAA Rules. In addition, the CE offered complimentary identity theft monitoring services to affected individuals. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions noted.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Tryon Medical Partners, PLLC
State
NC
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
701
Submission date
March 27, 2020
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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