Healthcare Provider · Archived
University of Michigan/Michigan Medicine
1,062 individuals · submitted October 16, 2020
About this report
The covered entity (CE), University of Michigan/Michigan Medicine, reported that an employee inadvertently sent an email that contained the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 1,062 individuals without using the bind carbon copy function. The ePHI involved included names, email addresses, and diagnoses/conditions. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE sanctioned the responsible employee and retrained its workforce on email security. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE regarding the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules.
Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.
- Organization
- University of Michigan/Michigan Medicine
- State
- MI
- Entity type
- Healthcare Provider
- Individuals affected
- 1,062
- Submission date
- October 16, 2020
- Breach type
- Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
- Location of information
- Business associate present
- No
- OCR status
- Archived
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