Citizens Financial

Citizens Financial Corporation, the business associate (BA), reported that an employee inadvertently published the protected health information (PHI) of 688 individuals via the Internet. The PHI involved included names, addresses, diagnoses/conditions, lab results, medications prescribed, and other treatment information. The BA notified HHS, affected individuals, the media, and posted substitute notice on its website. In response to the breach, the BA removed the PHI from the public repository and retrained its employees.