Health Data Breach Tracker/WY

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Wind River Family and Community Health Care

8,946 individuals · submitted December 7, 2021

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Wind River Family and Community Health Care, reported that a spreadsheet containing the protected health information (PHI) of 8,946 individuals was sent to the wrong recipient. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, lab results, and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative safeguards to better protect its PHI. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE regarding the HIPAA Security and Breach Notification Rules.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Wind River Family and Community Health Care
State
WY
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
8,946
Submission date
December 7, 2021
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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