Health Data Breach Tracker/OH

Healthcare Provider · Archived

UHHS Geauga Medical Center

677 individuals · submitted March 10, 2016

About this report

UHHS Geauga Medical Center (Geauga), the covered entity, discovered that an employee had impermissibly accessed the medical records of 677 individuals. The protected health information (PHI) involved included names, dates of birth, clinical information, diagnosis/conditions, and medications prescribed. Geauga notified all affected individuals and media outlets. As a result of this incident, the employee was terminated and the incident was reported to the Ohio Board of Pharmacy, Ohio Board of Nursing, and local law enforcement. OCR was provided documentation of these corrective actions.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
UHHS Geauga Medical Center
State
OH
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
677
Submission date
March 10, 2016
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Electronic Medical Record
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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