Health Data Breach Tracker/AZ

Health Plan · Archived

Valley Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

1,866 individuals · submitted August 2, 2021

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Valley Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, reported that an employee sent an email containing the protected health information (PHI) of 1,866 individuals to an authorized recipient. The PHI involved included names and treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE sanctioned the responsible employee, strengthened its administrative safeguards, and retrained its staff.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Valley Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
State
AZ
Entity type
Health Plan
Individuals affected
1,866
Submission date
August 2, 2021
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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