Hospital & Medical Foundation of Paris

The covered entity (CE), Hospital & Medical Foundation of Paris dba Horizon Health, reported that a software application used by its business associate (BA) exposed the protected health information (PHI) of 16,598 individuals. The PHI involved included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, diagnoses, and claims and health insurance information. The CE notified HHS and the BA notified the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE terminated its business relationship with the BA. The CE received technical assistance from OCR regarding its health information privacy compliance obligations.