Health Data Breach Tracker/NC

Healthcare Provider · Archived

University of North Carolina Health

946 individuals · submitted November 5, 2021

About this report

The covered entity (CE), University of North Carolina Health reported that its business associate (BA) discovered that employees impermissibly accessed the protected health information (PHI) of 946 individuals. The PHI involved included the names, addresses, and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the CE changed its computer system security settings to better protect its PHI and implemented additional technical safeguards and provided training to its employees.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
University of North Carolina Health
State
NC
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
946
Submission date
November 5, 2021
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Electronic Medical Record
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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