Partnership Health Center

The covered entity (CE), Partnership Health Center, reported that an employee sent inaccurate patient data to a third-party survey vendor who then emailed the protected health information (PHI) of 8,331 individuals to the wrong recipients. The PHI involved included names. The CE notified HHS, the affected individuals, the media, and provided substitute notice. In response to the breach, the CE implemented additional administrative and technical security safeguards. Staff were retrained on methods to better protect PHI.