Health Data Breach Tracker/CO

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Vail Clinic, Inc. dba Vail Valley Medical Center, and dba Howard Head Sports Medicine

3,118 individuals · submitted April 15, 2016

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Vail Clinic, Inc., dba Vail Valley Medical Center and dba Howard Head Sports Medicine, reported that a workforce member impermissibly acquired and retained the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 3,118 individuals. The ePHI involved included names and diagnoses/conditions. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE strengthened its administrative, physical, and technical safeguards and retrained its staff. The responsible employee was also sanctioned. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Vail Clinic, Inc. dba Vail Valley Medical Center, and dba Howard Head Sports Medicine
State
CO
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
3,118
Submission date
April 15, 2016
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Network Server
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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