Eastern Idaho Public Health

The covered entity (CE), Eastern Idaho Public Health, reported that an employee viewed patient records outside the scope of their job responsibilities affecting the protected health information (PHI) of 759 individuals. The PHI involved included diagnoses/conditions, health screenings, medical histories, assessments, provider orders, and visit results. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical safeguards, revised policies and procedures, sanctioned the involved employee, and retrained its staff. During the investigation, OCR provided the CE with technical assistance.