Health Data Breach Tracker/PA

Healthcare Provider · Archived

Yardley Dermatology Associates, PC

523 individuals · submitted March 21, 2023

About this report

The covered entity (CE), Yardley Dermatology Associates, reported that an employee inadvertently emailed a spreadsheet containing the protected health information (PHI) of 523 individuals to four patients. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, medications, email addresses, and other treatment information. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE provided complimentary credit monitoring services and retrained workforce members to better protect its PHI. OCR provided technical assistance to the CE during this investigation.

Summary as published by the HHS Office for Civil Rights.

Organization
Yardley Dermatology Associates, PC
State
PA
Entity type
Healthcare Provider
Individuals affected
523
Submission date
March 21, 2023
Breach type
Unauthorized Access/Disclosure
Location of information
Email
Business associate present
No
OCR status
Archived

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