Boomerang Healthcare

Boomerang Healthcare, the covered entity (CE), reported that an employee inadvertently emailed an Excel spreadsheet containing the protected health information (PHI) of 1,204 patients to unauthorized individuals. The PHI involved included names, addresses, email addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, and diagnoses. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach and OCR’s investigation, the CE sanctioned the responsible employee and strengthened its administrative and technical safeguards.