Health Data Breach Tracker/IL

Healthcare Provider · Archived

VHS Genesis Lab Inc.

6,800 individuals · submitted April 5, 2010

About this report

The covered entity (CE), VHS Genesis Lab, Inc., misplaced a month’s worth of client invoices which were never located. The invoices contained the protected health information (PHI) of over 500 individuals and included names, dates of birth, and medical testing information. The CE provided breach notification to HHS, affected individuals and the media, and placed notice on its website. Following the breach, the CE arranged for a business associate to handle the mailing of invoices. OCR obtained assurances that the CE implemented the corrective actions listed above.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
VHS Genesis Lab Inc.
State
IL
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
6,800
Submission date
April 5, 2010
Breach type
Loss
Location of information
Paper/Films
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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